Developments in acoustic sediment classification

Author

Lambert, Douglas N. ; Walter, Donald J. ; Young, David C. ; Griffin, Sean R. ; Benjamin, Kim C.

Author_Institution

Stennis Space Center, Naval Res. Lab., MS, USA

Volume

1

fYear

1998

fDate

28 Sep-1 Oct 1998

Firstpage

26

Abstract

This paper describes several recent developments which improve the seafloor characterization and sediment classification capabilities of a state-of-the-art high resolution subbottom profiling system designated the Acoustic Seafloor Classification System (ASCS). The ASCS has been under development by the Naval Research Laboratory since 1993. It was originally designed as a robust acoustic research tool with broad operational capabilities. Because of this, it has been a straightforward process to develop, integrate, and test new hardware, software, and sediment classification algorithms with the system

Keywords

geophysical equipment; geophysical techniques; oceanographic equipment; oceanographic techniques; seafloor phenomena; sediments; seismology; sonar; ASCS; Acoustic Seafloor Classification System; acoustic sediment classification; buried object detection; equipment; geophysical measurement technique; instrument; marine sediment; seafloor; seafloor characterization; seismology; sonar; subbottom profiling system; Acoustic testing; Classification algorithms; Hardware; Laboratories; Robustness; Sea floor; Sediments; Software algorithms; Software testing; System testing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

OCEANS '98 Conference Proceedings

Conference_Location

Nice

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5045-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/OCEANS.1998.725638

Filename

725638