Accounting for Ocean and Seabed Variability in Oceanic Waveguide Parameter Estimation
2010
Becker, Kyle M
The long-term objective of this work is to develop methods for rapid assessment of seabed variability combined with detailed localized geoacoustic inversions to characterize the bottom for shallow-water environments. Consideration is given to spatial and temporal variability of water column properties common to shallow-water environments and their impact on inversion results. Advances made in the work will contribute to development of unified ocean/ seabed/ acoustic models and improved prediction capabilities for USW tactical decision aids. The objective of this research is to expand our understanding of propagation in shallow waters by incorporating high-resolution measurements of both the acoustic field and the ocean environment. The immediate goals of the proposed work are to address research issues relating to parameter estimation derived from acoustic field measurements in shallow water. Parameters of interest include seabed properties (sound speed, density, attenuation) and morphology along with source location. Issues to be addressed include: parameter estimation for geospatially varying bathymetry and sediments; the impact of water column variability on geoacoustic inversion; and the effects of Doppler shift in a waveguide on acoustic measurements and inversion. A particular goal is a comparison of inversion results based on modal eigenvalue estimates and modal dispersion obtained using different co-located data sets.
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