A geoacoustic inversion method for range-dependent environments using a towed array

Author

Siderius, Martin ; Nielsen, Peter ; Gerstoft, Peter

Author_Institution

Sci. Applications Int. Corp., La Jolla, CA, USA

Volume

2

fYear

2001

fDate

2001

Firstpage

731

Abstract

Seabed properties are determined using a matched field geoacoustic inversion approach with towed, horizontal array data. Towed acoustic systems are advantageous because they are easy to deploy from a ship and the moving platform offers the possibility for estimating spatially variable (range-dependent) seabed properties. In this paper inversion results using measured, towed array data are presented. Simultaneously collected vertical array data are also inverted and used for comparison

Keywords

acoustic arrays; inverse problems; oceanographic techniques; underwater sound; 220 to 800 Hz; geoacoustic inversion method; horizontal array data; matched field geoacoustic inversion approach; moving platform; range-dependent environments; range-dependent properties; seabed properties; spatially variable properties; towed acoustic systems; towed array data; vertical array data; Acoustic arrays; Acoustic measurements; Acoustic propagation; Cost function; Degradation; Geoacoustic inversion; Geometry; Marine vehicles; Predictive models; Testing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

OCEANS, 2001. MTS/IEEE Conference and Exhibition

Conference_Location

Honolulu, HI

Print_ISBN

0-933957-28-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/OCEANS.2001.968211

Filename

968211