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Geophysical seafloor exploration with a towed array in shallow water

dc.contributor.authorCaiti, A.
dc.contributor.authorJesus, S. M.
dc.date.accessioned2014-10-07T12:18:27Z
dc.date.available2014-10-07T12:18:27Z
dc.date.issued1995
dc.description.abstractThe quantitative measurement or estimation of the geophysical properties of the seafloor upper sedimentary strata is a requirement in several marine applications, from geotechnical engineering to underwater acoustics. Traditional methods employ in-situ instrumentation (cone penetrometers, coring, etc.) and are able to probe the seafloor at selected points. This project aims at exploring the feasibility of seafloor model identification by acoustic means. In particular, the project has considered the use of an acoustic system, in which a ship tows both an acoustic source and an horizontal array of receivers. From the acoustic field measured at the receiving array, the seafloor parameters are estimated by suitable inversion algorithms. The project focused in particular on the use of such a system in shallow waters, and considered the advantages and limitations of the method from the point of view of system requirementes, signal processing and inversion strategies. Sensitivity studies show that it is indeed possible to recover the seafloor parameters in shallow water with a moderate aperture towed array, and experimental results are shown to demonstrate the feasibility of the concept. Possible improvements and further lines of research are also discussed.por
dc.description.sponsorshipThis work was partially supported by the EU project MAS2-CT920022.por
dc.identifier.citationS.M. JESUS and A. CAITI, Geophysical seafloor exploration with a towed array in shallow water, 2nd MAST Days and EUROMAR Market Conference, Sorrento, Italy.por
dc.identifier.isbn92-827-5012-4
dc.identifier.otherAUT: SJE00662;
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/5204
dc.language.isoengpor
dc.peerreviewedyespor
dc.publisherEuropean Commissionpor
dc.titleGeophysical seafloor exploration with a towed array in shallow waterpor
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oaire.citation.conferencePlaceSorrento, Italypor
oaire.citation.endPage1160por
oaire.citation.startPage1148por
oaire.citation.title2nd MAST Days and EUROMAR Market Conferencepor
person.familyNameJesus
person.givenNameSergio
person.identifier.orcid0000-0002-6021-1761
person.identifier.scopus-author-id7003729485
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