Browsing Technical Reports by Type "Scientific Memorandum (SM)"
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Real-and synthetic-array signal processing of buried targets
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 2002/01)Results from two field experiments aimed at investigating the detection and classification of buried targets are presented. In both experiments a 2-16 kHz parametric source was used. In the first experiment the source was ... -
Reverberation suppression
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1995/05)We propose a processing methodology for shallow-water reverberation -
SAGA User Manual 2.0: an inversion software package
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1997/07)The purpose of many experiments is to identify environmental parameters -
Scattering by spheres buried in sediment
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1997/01)In this report the scattering of acoustic energy by an elastic sphere buried in sediment is examined. The geoacoustic model consists of two homogeneous fluid halfspaces separated by an intermediate layer. The source field ... -
Scattering from a rough sedimental seafloor containing shear and layering, as determined by perturbation theory
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1993/07)First-order perturbation theory is applied to reverberation from a rough sedimental seafloor. In addition to existing approaches, the seafloor is allowed to be shear-supporting or to be layered. Scattering strengths are ... -
Scintillation instrument for remote environmental analysis (SIREN)
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1999/02)A high frequency acoustic propagation instrument which was developed to study ocean variability in the Strait of Istanbul (Bosporus) is described. The scintillation instrument for remote environmental analysis (SIREN) was ... -
Sediment shear waves: a comparison of in situ and laboratory measurements
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1989/03)Surficial sediment shear wave velocity measurements were made at eight sites (water depths 7-22 m) -
Seismic stratigraphy of the Capraia basin, Northern Tyrrhenian Sea
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 2001/01)The distribution and thickness of sediments within the Capraia Basin, Northern Tyrrhenian Sea, have been mapped using high-resolution seismic reflection data. The data were studied within the geologic framework determined ... -
Shallow seafloor geology and sediment character ofthe western Mallorca Platform
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1995/03)A site survey of the seabottom west of Mallorca in the central Balearic Islands has characterized the bottom and the immediate sub-bottom. High resolution seismic reflection Uniboom, deeper penetrating (about 5x Uniboom) ... -
Spectral integral representations of monostatic backscattering from three dimensional distributions of sediment volume inhomogeneities
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 2001/03)A theory is developed for generating short time, monostatic reverberation realizations caused by three dimensionally distributed volume inhomogeneities in stratified media. A spectral integral approach to treating the ... -
Spectral integral representations of scattering from volume inhomogeneities
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1999/07)In-situ measurements of scattering strength can be obtained by analyzing the early-time, high angle reverberation from bottom and sub-bottom features. In order to provide insight into the mechanisms which cause bottom ... -
Statistical characteristics of large-scale bottom reverberation
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1995/07)Simulation results from a statistical characterization of large-scale bottom reverberation from broadband signals are presented. The seafloor profile is parametrized via the surface root-mean-square height and correlation ... -
Sub-sea floor buried reflectors imaged by low frequency active sonar
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1996/06)Low Frequency Active Sonar (LFAS) utilizes low-frequency acoustic -
SUPREMO: a multistatic sonar performance model
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 2002/11)Multistatic sonars introduce new problems to the modeller such as mutual interference from multiple sources and variable target aspect in a background of range-dependent bistatic reverberation. A multistatic sonar performance ... -
Surface measurements made during the Icelandic Current Experiment (ICE 89) from the R/V Alliance
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1991/10)Measurements of surface meteorology and sea temperature taken during the GIN '89A cruise of the research vessel Alliance are presented in the form of time-series plots. The cruise was in the southern Icelandic and Norwegian ... -
Surface measurements made from the R/V ALLIANCE during the Mediterranean aircraft-ship transmission experiment (MASTEX), June 1990
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1992/12)Measurements of sea-surface temperature, surface meteorology and atmospheric profiles taken during the June 1990 cruise of the R/V Alliance in the Aegean and Ionian Seas are presented in graphical form. True winds, net ... -
Target detection using a three-layered neural network trained by supervised back-propagation
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1990/05)In any sonar system a detection process has to be performed at -
Target motion effects on passive sonar: an appraisal of basic factors
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1986/12)Detection and tracking by passive sonar involve the observation of the target-radiated noise in bearing-cells and time-cells that have their dimensions predetermined by a combination of physical limitations, e.g. the size ... -
Temporal and spatial variabilities in shallow water acoustics: measurements and predictions
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1985/03)An acoustic signal propagating in the sea is generally degraded not only by interactions with the bottom and surface boundaries, but also by volume inhomogeneities caused by non-uniformities in temperature, density, and ... -
Test and evaluation of objective mapping applied to oceanographic data from GIN Sea'86
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1989/03)This study is an investigation to produce an objective analysis