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Single ping clutter reduction: segmentation using Markov random fields
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1999/03)The use of low frequency active sonar in shallow water leads to large numbers of clutter detections. This high false alarm rate can overload automatic tracking and classification algorithms. Traditional detection algorithms ... -
Site and frequency dependence of ambient noise in the North Eastern Pacific Ocean
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1982/06)One-hour averages of omnidirectional ambient noise measurements at 60 Hz and 165 Hz are analyzed for two nearby, deep ocean sites in the Northeastern Pacific during February and March 1981. Site A is a high noise site and ... -
Site dependence of wind-dominated ambient noise in shallow water
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1982/06)A survey of ambient noise data in shallow water taken under wind-dominated conditions shows substantial differences in spectrum level (often greater than 10 dB) under the same windspeerl and sea-state conditions. This ... -
Small scale volumetric inhomogeneities of shallow water sediments: measurements and discussion
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1997)There is a consensus that high-frequency acoustic scattering by the ocean bottom is partly due to sediment volumetric inhomogeneities, r e., random fluctuations in sediment sound speed and density. Understanding the spatial ... -
Some acoustic effects of internal macrostructure
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1975/10)Some recent experimental developments relating to internal oceanographic- acoustic interactions are reviewed. Besides amplitude and phase fluctuations, a major concern is scattering into shadow regions. Associated oceanographic ... -
Some acoustical characteristics of underwater explosions of hydrogen-oxygen mixtures
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1963/02)The acoustic characteristics of a hydrogen-oxygen explosive mixture are investigated in an attempt to find a substitute for solid explosives (e.g. TNT) which will achieve a simple underwater acoustic pulse uncomplicated ... -
Some comments on ray theory with examples from current NUC ray trace models
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1971/12)Three topics were covered in this paper: 1. Ray Sweep-out Method - a technique for calculating sound intensities at a large number of receiver points in range and depth . 2. Bi-static Reverberation Model - a technique based ... -
Some effects of large-scale oceanography on acoustic propagation
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1975/10)A propagation experiment was conducted along a great circle track in the North American Basin, beginning at a point 400 km north of Antigua, W.I. and ending at the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. Shallow explosive sources ... -
Some high efficiency digital signal processing techniques for high speed signal processing systems
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1979/12)Some high efficiency digital signal processing techniques, based on digital filtering are presented for real-time general-purpose, high-speed signal processing systems. At first high efficiency one-dimensional and ... -
Some near-field acoustic imaging techniques in noise ranging
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1985/01)Acoustical imaging of ship radiating noise sources requires the developrnent of near field array processing. Performance analysis of a linear processing with static sources together with its adaptation to moving sources ... -
Some ray and intensity solutions in the complex plane
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1974/02)This paper presents a method to test range-dependent ray-tracing programs. The method is based on complex-function theory. From an analytic function that has a zero point at the emitter, expressions for sound speed, ray ... -
Some statistical characteristics of ocean motions from current measurements
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1972/09)A rotary-component method for analysing vector series in two dimensions was developed for the study of the coupling between wind-stress and surface current [Gonella, 1972J. This method provides a good tool for instrumental ... -
Sonar beam-forming with an array processor in real time
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1979/12)A real-time sonar beam-forming system is described which consists of a minicomputer as host computer and an array processor. Beam-forming is accomplished by using the FFT algorithm in the processor. The system is also ... -
Sound absorption by suspended particulate matter
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1997)A series of experiments has been performed to study the viscous absorption of sound by particulate suspensions typical of those found in coastal waters. The effect due to the particles in the frequency range of 50 - 150 ... -
Sound attenuation between 200 and 10,000 cps measured along single paths
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1965/09)In the deep Mediterranean basins, the water is perfectly isothermal below 400 m, and the deep refracted ray gives clear signals up to 40 km, with a spreading loss free from any frequency-dependent effect. Exploiting this ... -
Sound propagation in a wedge-shaped ocean with a penetrable bottom
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1980/07)Modal cutoff during up-slope propagation in a wedge-shaped ocean is studied using the parabolic equation model; theoretical results are compared with some model tank experiments. -
Sound propagation in shallow water: a detailed description of the acoustic field close to surface and bottom
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1982/02)Experimental data are compared with normal-mode predictions for an isovelocity shallow-water propagation channel overlying a complicated layered bottom. Measurements were made close to both the sea surface and the sea floor ... -
Source and receiver responses in boreholes
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1997)This report considers the acoustic interaction between the acoustic freld rn a borehole and the elastic field in the surrounding formation. The problem with acoustic-seismic radration of energy from a source in a fluid ... -
Source localization for a low frequency active multistatic sonar system
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1993/08)In a low frequency active bistatic or multistatic sonar system, it is essential tohave accurate knowledge of the location of the transmitting source ship. Inaccuracies inthis information translate directly to errors in the ... -
Source localization in shallow water using multi-frequency processing of shot data
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1996/07)Multi-frequency processing methods are applied to real data generated by explosives to examine the