Seabed Variability and its Influence on Acoustic Prediction Uncertainty
Abstract
The long-term goal is to assess the impact of seafloor variability on the uncertainty in predictions of the acoustic character of the seabed. Objectives: (1) Use computer- and, where appropriate, laboratory-generated strata to forward model sea-bed acoustic properties (e.g., elastic moduli, velocity and attenuation) in a variety of littoral settings, and provide statistical measures of these modeled properties for use in simulating acoustic propagation and reverberation. (2) Generate synthetic seismic data of the computer- and laboratory-generated strata for use in testing high-resolution geoacoustic inversion methods.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 30, 2003
- Accession Number
- ADA630035
Entities
People
- Lincoln F. Pratson
Organizations
- Duke University