Predicting the Distribution and Properties of Buried Submarine Topography on Continental Shelves
Abstract
Compile geological data and develop methods to predict the distribution and properties of features hypothesized to be responsible for sonar geoclutter. Contribute to the reduction or mitigation of geologic clutter observed on fleet sonar systems. Two issues define the problem. Landscape forming issue: In area 'x' can the Navy expect geoclutter features and if so what are their sonar characteristics, i.e. channel orientation: Landscape burial issue: If geoclutter features are expected in area "x", will the features be exposed or buried? Areas of low interest to the Navy include locations where Holocene deposits are thick. Areas of high interest to the Navy include locations where Holocene deposits are thin thereby allowing for the shallow burial of Pleistocene topography.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 30, 2003
- Accession Number
- ADA629795
Entities
People
- J. P. Walsh
- Neal Driscoll
Organizations
- University of California Regents