Fluctuations of seafloor backscatter data from multibeam sonar systems

IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 209-219

  Gavrilov, Alexander N ^a   Parnum, Iain M ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acoustical backscatter; Distribution model; Multibeam sonar system; Seafloor backscatter coefficient

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICAL PROPERTIES; BACKSCATTER COEFFICIENTS; BACKSCATTER DATA; BACKSCATTER INTENSITY; BACKSCATTER STRENGTH; BEAM PATTERN; CONTINENTAL SHELVES; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA COLLECTION; DISTRIBUTION MODELS; EXPERIMENTAL MEASUREMENTS; EXTREME VALUE STATISTICS; FIRST MOMENTS; GAMMA DISTRIBUTION; INCIDENCE ANGLES; MULTI BEAM SYSTEMS; MULTI-BEAM SONAR SYSTEMS; MULTIBEAM DATA; OBLIQUE ANGLES; RAYLEIGH DISTRIBUTIONS; SEA FLOOR; SONAR SYSTEM; STATISTICAL CHARACTERISTICS; STATISTICAL PROPERTIES; THEORETICAL MODELS; UNBIASED ESTIMATES; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

ACOUSTIC ARRAYS; ACOUSTIC DEVICES; DATA PROCESSING; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SONAR; STATISTICS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); UNDERWATER ACOUSTICS;

BACKSCATTERING;

EID: 77952953504     PISSN: 03649059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JOE.2010.2041262     Document Type: Article

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