NICOP - ADJOINT MODELING FOR GEOACOUSTIC INVERSION

Abstract

The proposed work will use the adjoint method in order to invert for the acoustic parameters of the bottom consisting of a sediment layer and a semi-infinite subbottom region. Specifically, given the complex field at a given distance from a known source along a vertical array in a known water column we are seeking two densities, sound speeds and attenuation, as well as the thickness of the sediment layer. The propagation model used is the parabolic approximation and the bottom boundary condition is given by a Neumann to Dirichlet map at a computational boundary inside the bottom region. The final result will be hybrid algorithm combining the adjoint method with e.g. the matched field processing code. The algorithm will be tested in simulated as well as experimental data.

Document Details

Document Type
DoD Grant Award
Publication Date
Mar 03, 2017
Source ID
N629091712044

Entities

People

  • John Papadakis

Organizations

  • Office of Naval Research
  • United States Navy

Tags

Readers

  • Acoustical Oceanography.
  • Finite Element Method (FEM) for solving Partial Differential Equations (PDEs)