Title :
Mapping of ocean sediments, by networks of parallel interpolating units
Author :
Caiti, A. ; Parisini, T.
Author_Institution :
SACLANT Undersea Res. Centre, La Spezia, Italy
Abstract :
A method for interpolating sparse measurements of ocean sediment properties by means of a network of parallel computational units is proposed. The network is able to generate a continuous mapping. of sediment properties as a function of x-y-z position, where z is the depth in the sediment, using a generalized radial basis function expansion. Advantages and disadvantages of the method are discussed, both from a physical and a computational viewpoint. An example with sediment density data obtained from sparse core measurements in a region of the Mediterranean sea is presented
Keywords :
geophysical techniques; geophysics computing; neural nets; oceanographic techniques; sediments; continuous mapping; ocean sediments; parallel interpolating units; sediment density data; sparse measurements; Area measurement; Computer networks; Concurrent computing; Density measurement; Geophysical measurements; Neural networks; Oceans; Sea measurements; Sediments; Seismic measurements;
Conference_Titel :
Neural Networks for Ocean Engineering, 1991., IEEE Conference on
Conference_Location :
Washington, DC
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0205-2
DOI :
10.1109/ICNN.1991.163355
