DocumentCode :
829149
Title :
Boundary characterization experiment series overview
Author :
Holland, Charles W. ; Gauss, Roger C. ; Hines, Paul C. ; Nielsen, Peter ; Preston, John R. ; Harrison, Chris H. ; Ellis, Dale D. ; LePage, Kevin D. ; Osler, John ; Nero, Redwood W. ; Hutt, Dan ; Turgut, Altan
Author_Institution :
Appl. Res. Lab., Pennsylvania State Univ., State College, PA
Volume :
30
Issue :
4
fYear :
2005
Firstpage :
784
Lastpage :
806
Abstract :
Ocean acoustic propagation and reverberation in continental shelf regions is often controlled by the seabed and sea surface boundaries. A series of three multi-national and multi-disciplinary experiments was conducted between 2000-2002 to identify and measure key ocean boundary characteristics. The frequency range of interest was nominally 500-5000 Hz with the main focus on the seabed, which is generally considered as the boundary of greatest importance and least understood. Two of the experiments were conducted in the Mediterranean in the Strait of Sicily and one experiment in the North Atlantic with sites on the outer New Jersey Shelf (STRATAFORM area) and on the Scotian Shelf. Measurements included seabed reflection, seabed, surface, and biologic scattering, propagation, reverberation, and ambient noise along with supporting oceanographic, geologic, and geophysical data. This paper is primarily intended to provide an overview of the experiments and the strategies that linked the various measurements together, with detailed experiment results contained in various papers in this volume and other sources
Keywords :
acoustic wave scattering; geophysical signal processing; oceanographic regions; oceanographic techniques; reverberation; underwater acoustic propagation; 500 to 5000 Hz; Mediterranean Sea; North Atlantic Ocean; Scotian Shelf; continental shelf region; ocean acoustic propagation; ocean acoustic reverberation; ocean boundary characterization; outer New Jersey Shelf; sea surface boundary; sea surface scattering; seabed boundary; seabed reflection; seabed scattering; shallow water acoustic reverberation; sonar clutter; Acoustic measurements; Acoustic propagation; Frequency; Geologic measurements; Geophysical measurements; Noise measurement; Oceans; Reverberation; Sea measurements; Sea surface; Seabed scattering; sea surface scattering; seabed reflection; shallow water acoustic reverberation; sonar clutter;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Oceanic Engineering, IEEE Journal of
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0364-9059
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/JOE.2005.862133
Filename :
1593824
Link To Document :
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