CMRE Publications: Recent submissions
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Correlation of backscatter with bottom topography
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1993/08)Practical data from low frequency sonar operations in shallow water has been analysed to demonstrate that a high degree of correlation exists between the received signal due to bottom hackscattering and the hottom gradient ... -
Statistical characterization of shallow-water bistatic sonar reverberation and noise
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1993/08)Shallow-water, low-frequency bistatic sonar measurements often exhibit high noise caused by bathymetric reverberation and other sources. Understanding the noise statistics is an essential first step in developing filters ... -
Acoustic characterization of a shallow water site
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1993/08)Results are presented from an exercise aimed at providing a low frequency active sonar environmental characterization of a specific shallow water site in the Gulf of Mexico. Downward refracting acoustic transmission and ... -
Comparison of measured reverberation on the transmission loss data with modelled results on the West Florida continental shelf
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1993/08)Acoustic data from the September, 1992 Area Characterization Test (ACT I) are compared to ADAM (Advanced Development Acoustic Model) output. Conduct of harsh shallow water acoustic exercises, and data interpretation mandates ... -
Shallow-water sound transmission measurements taken on the New Jersey continental shelf
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1993/08)Calibrated acoustic measurements were made under calm sea state conditions on the New Jersey shelf near the AMCOR 6010 borehole, a surveyed area with known geophysical properties. The experiment was conducted in 73 m water ... -
Low frequency active sonar: a NATO Conference held by SACLANTCEN on 24-28 May 1993 - collection of unclassified papers - volume 1 of 2
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1993/08)A conference on Low Frequency Active Sonar was held at SACLANTCEN from 24th to 28th May 1993. The conference was attended by over 100 delegates from NATO countries, and the topics presented ranged from environmental aspects, ... -
Evaluation of experimental techniques for determining the plane wave reflection coefficient at the sea floor
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1986/06)One of the most commonly used techniques for determinati on of the geoacoustical properties of the sea bed is the measurement of plane wave reflection coefficients at the ocean bottom. An incident field is pr oduced by ... -
Interface wave studies on the Ligurian shelf usingan OBS array: experimental results and propagation models
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1986/06)Seismic waves travelling in the water/sediment or subbottom sediment/sediment interface have been the subject of considerable interest in recent years. Experiments have confirmed the existence of interface waves in different ... -
Considerations relating to the calculation of sound velocity
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Status of ray theory development of Naval Undersea Research and Development Center
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1971/12)The first part of this paper discusses NUC (Naval Undersea Research and Development Center) work on the accuracy and validity of ray theory. By comparing the range to convergence zones as indicated by experiment and by ... -
Evaluation of low-frequency bottom backscattering strength vs grazing angle by means of multiple beamforming
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1986/06)Bottom backscattering strength was measured in deep water as a function of grazing angle in the Balearic Abyssal Plain of the Mediterranean. The measurements were made with a towed, narrowband low-frequency omnidirectional ... -
Spatial variability of surficial shallow water sediment geoacoustic properties
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1986/06)Variability of surficial sediment geoacoustic properties was determined from cores collected at eight shallow-water continental shelf regions in the U.S., Italy and Australia. Highly porous muds found in low energy ... -
Medium-induced low-frequency fluctuations in acoustic transmission loss: examples from measurements in selected geographical areas
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1986/06)The ocean is a complex, highly variable acoustic nedium. A propagating acoustic signal is affected by a host of phenomena, including the sea-surf ace and bottom, volume inhomogenei ties, internal waves and tides, and ... -
Directional measurements of low-frequency acoustic backscattering from the seafloor
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1986/06)Long-range, low-frequency directional measurements of acoustic backscattering from the seafloor were made in the Tyrrhenian Sea using explosi ve sound sources. The signals were received by a horizontal towed array of ... -
Shear properties of ocean sediments determined from numerical modelling of Scholte wave data
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1986/06)Recently it has become apparent that shear properties of ocean sediments are most easily determined from measured propagation characteristics of seismic interface waves. We use a newly developed numeri ca l model of wave ... -
The use of Love waves to determine the geoacoustic properties of marine sediments
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1986/06)The importance of the geoacoustic properties of marine sediments for low-frequency shallow water propagation is well established. Reliable compressional properties can be obtained from laboratory analysis of collected ... -
Time dependence of infrasonic ambient seafloor noise on a continental shelf
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1986/06)SACLANTCEN is conducting a long term programme of ambient noise measurements that cover the frequency band from 1 to 100 Hz. A sea-bed sensor consisting of three seismometers and a hydrophone has been deployed close to the ... -
Mobile range for measuring ship radiated acoustic noise
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1985/01)The Mobile Range described in this paper allows measurements of noise radiated from both surface ships and submarines in open seas with bottom depths from less than lOOm to 400 meters. The range is being developed and built ... -
Mutual coherence and silence
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1985/01)In this paper we are developing the theoretical principle of a modification of the acoustical emission by a ship. Its objective is making inefficient the angular measurements achieved by a detector. More precisely, the ...