Inversion for the compressional wave speed profile of the bottom from synthetic aperture experiments conducted in the Hudson Canyon area

IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 174-187

  Rajan, Subramaniam D ^a,b,d   Doutt, James A ^a   Carey, William M ^{c,e,f,g,h,i,j,k,l,m,n,o}  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b Scientific Solutions Inc   (United States)

^c Massachusetts Institute of Technology   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

^e CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA   (United States)

^f IEEE   (Ireland)

^g RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^h NAVAL UNDERSEA WARFARE CENTER   (United States)

ⁱ DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY   (United States)

^j MIT's Dept of Ocean Engineering

^k NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^l ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^m ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA   (United States)

ⁿ Argonne National Laboratory ^*  (United States)

^o Acoustical Society of America ^*  (United States)

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Author keywords

Geoacoustic properties; Inversion; Shallow water

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC WAVE PROPAGATION; ACOUSTIC WAVES; OCEANOGRAPHY; UNDERWATER ACOUSTICS;

BOTTOM PROFILE DETERMINATION; GEOACOUSTIC PROPERTIES; SHALLOW WATER;

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYS;

EID: 0032115393     PISSN: 03649059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/48.701190     Document Type: Article

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