Title :
Broad-band Time Domain Modeling of Sonar Clutter in Range Dependent Waveguides
Author :
LePage, K.D. ; Neumann, P. ; Holland, C.W.
Author_Institution :
Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC
Abstract :
A broadband time domain reverberation and clutter model has been developed to aid in the development of a better understanding of the environmental and system characteristics which drive sonar clutter in inhomogeneous waveguides. The theoretical background of the model is presented and its ability to model both diffuse background reverberation levels and clutter characteristics for a site on the Malta Plateau south of Sicily are evaluated
Keywords :
broadband networks; clutter; reverberation; sonar; underwater sound; Malta Plateau; broad-band time domain modeling; broadband reverberation; environmental characteristics; range dependent waveguides; sonar clutter; system characteristics; Bandwidth; Control systems; Optical scattering; Optical waveguides; Probability distribution; Rayleigh scattering; Reverberation; Shape control; Sonar detection; Statistical distributions;
Conference_Titel :
OCEANS 2006
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0114-3
Electronic_ISBN :
1-4244-0115-1
DOI :
10.1109/OCEANS.2006.306832
