Principles of Sonar Performance Modelling

Principles of Sonar Performance Modelling /

Dr Ainslie’s book provides a long-awaited complete and modern treatment of sonar performance modelling (SPM). In this context, the word "sonar" is used in a broad sense, to mean any deliberate use of underwater sound, including by marine mammals. The acronym "SONAR" stands for &q...

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Main Author: Ainslie, Michael (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
Series:Springer Praxis books.
Subjects:
Engineering.
Geophysics.
Oceanography.
Hearing.
Acoustical engineering.
Euthenics.
Engineering Acoustics.
Geophysics/Geodesy.
Acoustics.
Environment, general.
Sound.
Nature and nurture.
Adaptation (Biology)
Ecology.
Online Access:Connect to this title online
Table of Contents:
  • FOUNDATIONS
  • Essential background
  • The sonar equations
  • THE FOUR PILLARS
  • Sonar oceanography
  • Underwater acoustics
  • Sonar signal processing
  • Statistical detection theory
  • TOWARDS APPLICATIONS
  • Sources and scatterers of sound
  • Propagation of underwater sound
  • Transmitter and receiver characteristics
  • The sonar equations revisited.

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