High Frequency Bottom Interaction Acoustics in the Atlantic Natural Laboratory

Abstract

The long term objectives of this project are: 1) to develop a numerical technique capable of predicting the low frequency acoustic wavefield scattered from geologically realistic models of the bottom/sub-bottom environment; 2) to isolate from the scattering models the physical mechanisms which dominate the long-range reverberation from the seafloor; and 3) to characterize the variations in bottom topography and sub-bottom properties that control the scattering of low frequency acoustic waves.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 1997
Accession Number
ADA628683

Entities

People

  • Ralph Stephen

Organizations

  • Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Waves
  • Acoustics
  • Backscattering
  • Data Sets
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Bands
  • Grazing Angles
  • Information Operations
  • Low Angles
  • Physics
  • Reverberation
  • Scattering
  • Seabed
  • Shallow Water

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Acoustical Oceanography.