A geoacoustic inversion method for range-dependent environments using a towed array

Seabed properties are determined using a matched field geoacoustic inversion approach with towed, horizontal array data. Towed acoustic systems are advantageous because they are easy to deploy from a ship and the moving platform offers the possibility for estimating spatially variable (range-dependent) seabed properties. In this paper inversion results using measured, towed array data are presented. Simultaneously collected vertical array data are also inverted and used for comparison.

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