High-frequency acoustic volume backscattering in the Georges Bank coastal region and its interpretation using scattering models

IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 445-463

  Wiebe, Peter H ^{a,e,f,g,h,i,j}   Stanton, Timothy K ^a   Benfield, Mark C ^b   Mountain, David G ^c   Greene, Charles H ^d  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NORTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^d Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^e NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h The Citadel   (United States)

ⁱ Amer Assoc for the Adv of Science   (United States)

^j US GLOBEC Georges Bank Prog's E ^*  (United States)

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Author keywords

Coastal oceanography; Forward problem; Georges Bank; High frequency acoustics; Internal waves; Inverse problem; Volume backscattering models; Zooplankton volume backscattering

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC WAVE BACKSCATTERING; ACOUSTIC WAVE SCATTERING; INVERSE PROBLEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OCEANOGRAPHY;

HIGH FREQUENCY ACOUSTIC VOLUME BACKSCATTERING; ZOOPLANKTON VOLUME BACKSCATTERING;

COASTAL ZONES;

EID: 0031177029     PISSN: 03649059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/48.611135     Document Type: Article

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