ONR Graduate Traineeship Award
Abstract
LONG-TERM GOALS. The long term goals of this project are to investigate statistical models for signals propagating in long-range underwater channels and to design signal processing techniques to mitigate signal fluctuations due to random disturbances such as internal waves. OBJECTIVES. At megameter ranges, broadband receptions consist of early ray-like arrivals and a finale that is best described in terms of the low order modes. The energetic low mode signals are more strongly affected by internal wave scattering than the ray arrivals. By focusing on the low order modes, this project seeks to develop a better understanding of internal wave effects. The first objective of this project is to derive range-dependent mode statistics from experimental data obtained during the 2004-2005 North Pacific Acoustic Laboratory (NPAL) experiment. Using these statistics, the second objective is to develop a statistical model to describe the low mode signals as a function of range. The third objective of this project is to develop new robust signal processing techniques based on the derived random channel model.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 30, 2006
- Accession Number
- ADA629942
Entities
People
- Tarun K. Chandrayadula
Organizations
- George Mason University