Geophysical and Geological Reconnaissance for the ONR Geoclutter Program
Abstract
The primary goal of the Geoclutter program is to assess geologic clutter/reverberation issues in a seismically and geologically well-characterized shallow-water environment. The mid-outercontinental shelf off New Jersey provides such an opportunity, because both bathymetry (a known and prominent cause of backscatter) and portions of the shallow subsurface have been mapped in detail as a result of STRATAFORM. The Geoclutter program consists of three field program phases: (I) an acoustic reconnaissance survey utilizing Navy gray ships and assets to identify potential geoclutter hot spots; (II) a full bistatic acoustic experiment focusing on the chosen areas, and (III), the focus of the work described here, detailed geologic and geophysical surveys of the hot spots identified in Phases I and II.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 30, 2003
- Accession Number
- ADA629792
Entities
People
- James A. Austin Jr.
- John A. Goff
Organizations
- University of Texas at Austin