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A high resolution seismic sequence analysis of the Malta Plateau
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1999/05)A high resolution seismic study of the Malta Plateau was conducted to characterize the Quaternary sediment layers, mapping their regional extent and determining the environmental conditions during their deposition. Seismic ... -
A mechanical model for estimating the motion of low altitude satellites with respect to the Earth's surface
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1965/08)The principles and design of a mechanical model used for demonstrating or approximately estimating the motion of low altitude satellites with respect to the earth's surface are described. -
A method for determining absolute velocities from hydrographic data
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1987/07)This study describes a procedure for deriving the characteristics of large-scale climatic currents from -
A method for determining absolute velocities from hydrographic data: the numerical code
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1988/02)The numerical procedure associated with the inverse method of Peggion (1987) is described. The model equations are formulated on a spherical-shell coordinate system. The method is applied to a limited area of the basin of ... -
A method for the three-dimensional reconstruction of underwater objects
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1996/10)This report describes a method to estimate the three-dimensional aspects of underwater objects using a sequence of sonar images. The data are recorded by a sector scanning sonar, carried by an underwater vehicle which ... -
A method to quantify shortfalls and cost benefits for the MO 2015 ASW advanced concepts study
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1997/06)An ASW Advanced Concepts Study (ACS) has been initiated as part of Phase 2 of NATO Study, "Implications of New Technology for Maritime Operations in 2015". In this paper, a method to assess ASW search operations is described ... -
A microcomputer-controlled digital acquisition and analysis system for the expendable bathythermograph
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1985/10)For a number of years the expendable bathythermograph (XBT) has been an important tool for basic and applied oceanographic survey work. This has led to a significant body of work being done on the accuracy of the XBT system ... -
A neural-network-fusion architecture for automatic extraction of oceanographic features from satellite remote sensing imagery
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1999/06)This report describes an approach for automatic feature detection from fusion of remote sensing imagery using a combination of neural network architecture and the Dempster-Shafer (DS) theory of -
A note on attenuation and dispersion in marine sediments
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1989/04)From the more recent investigations reported ill the literature, -
A note on convergent zones
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1962/02)An exact solution for ray paths near a sound channel with parabolic velocity profile is given for rays crossing the sound channel axis at small angles. The convergent zone for such rays for a source on axis is compared ... -
A parametric synthetic aperure sonar for detection of proud and buried mines
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1997/12)This paper describes an experimental comparison between a parametric sonar and a conventional sonar for the detection of small objects on and in, the sea bed. Two experiments were performed in France (GESMA site) in October ... -
A plane-wave decomposition method for modeling scattering from objects and bathymetry in a waveguide
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1996/11)In this paper a straightforward plane-wave decomposition method which can be used for solving object andlor interface scattering problems in a waveguide is described. The method utilizes the free-space scattering matrix ... -
A review of the application of UUV technology to mine countermeasures
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1999/03)The emphasis on littoral warfare, the proliferation of low cost mines available to potentially hostile countries, high exercise costs and risks related to the operation of present NATO MCM units, require the development ... -
A satellite based ocean forecasting system to support naval operations in crisis situations
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 2000/05)We employ a nonlinear ocean forecasting technique based on a combination of genetic algorithms and empirical orthogonal function (EOF) analysis. The method is used to forecast the space-time variability of the sea surface ... -
A simple deconvolution method for NAPOLI'85
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1991/10)An inverse filter (deconvolution in the frequency domain) is applied -
A study of the uncertainty in estimate seabed properties as a result of goeacoustic inversion algorithms
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 2003/10)This paper investigates the inherent uncertainty in estimated seabed properties derived from matched-field geoacoustic inversion algorithms. This algorithm-induced uncertainty must be considered when interpreting inversion ... -
A theoretical and experimental study of the kinematics of a coring tube accelerated in water by hydrostatic pressure
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1964/03)The implosion at great marine depths of a system composed of a light tube, which is closed at one end by a light cap and at the other by a heavy piston, is examined theoretically and experimentally. Special attention has ... -
A towed CTD chain for two-dimensional high resolution hydrography
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1997/04)The need for accurate two-dimensional datasets of temperature and salinity in the upper ocean led to the development of a new type of towed chain. Low-cost sensors are moulded in fins and may be randomly placed on the tow ... -
Accuracy of synthetic aperture sonar micronavigation using a displaced phase centre antenna
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1999/02)This work evaluates the accuracy of multi-element synthetic aperture sonar (SAS) micronavigation based on the concept of displaced phase centre antenna (DPCA). The Cramér-Rao lower bound (CRLB) for the joint estimation of ...