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Areal seabed classification using backscatter angular response at 95kHz
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1997)
A sediment classification scheme is developed based on the angular response (AR) of the seabed backscatter strength. The AR is characterised based on its mean level and slope over predefined angular sectors, and the presence ...
Seabed characterization by inversion of parametric sonar data: selection of the cost function
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1997)
A class of possible cost functions to be used in model-based estimation of bottom parameters from highfrequency backscatter signals is introduced. The cost is based on the properttes of the signal in the wavelettransformed ...
Shallow-water seafloor characterization for high-frequency multibeam echosounder: image segmentation using angular backscatter
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1997)
Sonar images from multibeam echosounders are submitted to various degradations, partly due to the sensor itself: Signal artefacts and corresponding corrections are presented, both for signal processing and for array ...
The effect source movements on shallow water bottom backscatter
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1997)
The time-evolution model BORIS is used to study the effects of source movements on bottom backscatter. Changes in the backscattend time domain signals as functions of source depth, position and incident angles are simulated ...
High-resolution characterization of seafloor sediments for modeling acoustic backscatter
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1997)
Quantitative information on fine-scale sediment inhomogeneity is extremely scarce and sorely needed for developing realistic volume scattering models. To address this deficiency, we present a novel approach for sediment ...
Swath bathymetry and SAS autofocus using a Chirp source
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1997)
Swath bathymetry and SAS autofocus can both be treated as problems in correlating echoes from a scatterer distribution on the seabed. Using a chirp source, the phase derived from quadrature match-filtering can replace the ...
Physics of bottom scattering and some applications
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1997)
The main bottom scattering theories are described in their bistatic formulation: composite-roughness, and volume scattering. Several applications are proposed. One of the main concerns is to check the mono- and bisfafic ...
Critical angle and seabed scattering issues for active-sonar performance predictions in shallow water
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1997)
Active sonar performance predictions (0.75 to 3 kHz) are examined in summer shallow-water environments to quantify the impact of variable seabed and watermass properties on detection. Scattering is computed with an ...
Bottom bistatic scattering: experimental results and model comparison for a carbonate sediment
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1997)
Bistatic scattering measurements were carried out under the Coastal Benthic Boundary Layer (CBBL) program. The results presented here are for a carbonate sand-silt-clay, and the data were collected in Februar) 1995 near ...
Acoustic characterization of submerged aquatic vegetation
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1997)
The acoustic characteristics of submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) were investigated in order to enhance the performance of mine-hunting and weapon sonars in littoral reglons. The specres of seagrass initially studied was ...