Notebook on Nonacoustic Detection of Submarines

Abstract

The study described in this report was undertaken to seek out, in some organized way, new methods and means for detecting completely submerged submarines with particular emphasis on nonacoustic techniques for achieving search rates in excess of 1500 square nautical miles per hour. An approach was adopted in which scores of possible interactions of the submarine environment, and potential sensor through 'fields' associated with each were examined and subjected to 'back-of-the-envelope' feasibility calculations. Many of these calculations are included in this report. The coverage of the subject matter is extensive rather than intensive and phenomenological rather than technological. Several areas are recommended for further detailed study.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 12, 1980
Accession Number
ADC025645

Entities

People

  • Paul M. Moser

Organizations

  • Naval Air Warfare Center Warminster

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Elements
  • Chemistry
  • Convection
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Electromagnetic Fields
  • Electromagnetic Metamaterials
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Electromagnetic Scattering
  • Light Sources
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Metamaterial Absorbers
  • Optical Properties
  • Optics
  • Quantum Yields
  • Scattering
  • Visible Spectra

Readers

  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies
  • Regression Analysis.
  • Theoretical Analysis.