Technical Reports: Recent submissions
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Channel sensitive processor: real data processing
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1998/02)The CSP is applied to data collected during the DUSS97 sea trial. A one-way geometry is used and the transmitted signal propagation time is known a priori. As predicted by analytical and simulation studies, the CSP detector ... -
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 ... -
The ocean wave dynamo: a source of magnetic ambient noise
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1997/09)The electromagnetic dynamo field of sea surface waves, a consequence of the Lorentz force, has been measured with two simultaneously operating, closely spaced tri-axial magnetometers. Measurements from a magnetometer located ... -
An automated instrument for testing and monitoring oceanographic mooring cables and ropes
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1997/09)Underwater acoustic experiments at the NATO SACLANT Undersea Research Centre, La Spezia, Italy (SACLANTCEN) are largely dependent on moored and towed instrumentation. Every year up to 500 cable terminations am made and ... -
Reduction of low frequency active sonar clutter through image processing
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1997/12)Large numbers of false clutter detections arise in the use of low frequency active sonar for the detection of low Doppler submarine targets in shallow water. Traditional detection algorithms operate individually on each ... -
Resonance scattering analysis by autoregressive models applied to air-filled, cylindrical, thin walled shells in water
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1997/10)Autoregressive (AR) parametric spectral estimation of the scatterer transfer function is applied to the analysis of acoustic scattering by elastic objects. In accordance with Resonance Scattering Theory (RST), the specular ... -
RAPID RESPONSE, september 1996: modelling of broadband transmission loss along selected tracks in the Strait of Sicily
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1997/07)A large set of experimental acoustic broadband data in the 50-3200 Hz band is analyzed with the objective of deriving average geoacoustic models for three sites in the Strait of Sicily. The experimental data were obtained ... -
Comparison of a time domain spectral collocation method and the time-evolution backscatter model BORIS
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1997/11)A model based on the time-domain spectral collocation method has been implemented at Forsvarets -
Very low frequency ambient noise measurements in the Ionian Sea: data report
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1997/09)This memorandum describes an experiment and provides a data -
Observations of Mediterranean flow into the Black Sea
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1997/10)Mediterranean Sea water inflow into the Black Sea is investigated using acoustic and oceanographic data obtained in the Black Sea exit region. The path of Mediterranean water and the resulting spreading on the continental ... -
Modelling of scattering by objects on the seabed
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1997/12)This paper describes some of the theory and implementation issues of modeling the backscattered -
Automatic target classification using multiple sidescan sonar images of different orientations
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1997/09)In this report, the target classification performance of a multiple view sidescan sonar is investigated. The classification statistics are estimated using model based automatic classifiers. The guidelines to the design of ... -
Oceanography of the Strait of Sicily: proceedings of a conference held at SACLANTCEN on 11-12 April 1972
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SAGA User Manual 2.0: an inversion software package
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1997/07)The purpose of many experiments is to identify environmental parameters -
Statistical evaluation of 80 kHz shallow-water seafloor reverberation
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1997/09)Knowledge of the background reverberation environment is a prerequisite for the design of any target detection scheme. While the problem of understanding and predicting high-frequency background reverberation level or mean ... -
Inversion of broad-band multitone acoustic data from the YELLOW SHARK summer experiment
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1997/09)Integral geoacoustic properties of the sea bottom were determined from full-field inversion of broad-band, waterborne, acoustic propagation data. The data were obtained during the YELLOW SHARK 94 experiment along a 15-km ... -
RABEL - A program to replay ABEL version 2.2
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1997/05)The description of a graphics software tool used to view and manipulate data file is presented. The software is implemented to run in the IDL environment on any platform. RAbel is able to read data from files in the ADAM ... -
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 ... -
Modeling non-Rayleigh reverberation
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1997/05)Researchers over the past three decades have experimentally examined non-Rayleigh reverberation,