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The sound of sediments : acoustic sensing in uncertain environments
van Leijen, A.V.
Publication date 2010
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van Leijen, A. V. (2010). The sound of sediments : acoustic sensing in uncertain environments.
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ACO Ant Colony Optimization
ADCP Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler AOB Acoustic-Oceanographic Buoy APL Applied Physics Laboratory
ASRAP Acoustic Sensor Range Prediction (name of database) ASW Anti-Submarine Warfare
AUV Autonomous Underwater Vehicle
BP07 Battlespace Preparation 2007 sea trials
CAMS Centre for Automation of Mission-Critical Systems CODAM Centre for Operational Data and Analysis and METOC CPA Closest Point of Approach
CTD Conductivity, Temperature and Depth CW Continuous Wave
DE Differential Evolution
126 Acronyms
DGPS Differential Global Positioning System
FFT Fast Fourier Transformation FM Frequency Modulation
GA Genetic Algorithm GI Geoacoustic Inversion
GIANT Geoacoustic Inversion with Ant Colony Optimization GPS Global Positioning System
HNLMS His/Her Netherlands Majesty’s Ship
ISR Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance
JRP Joint Research Program
LFAS Low Frequency Active Sonar
LOBSTER Low-frequency Observation Based Sonar Toolbox for Environmental Reconstruction (inversion code) LT Local Time
MBES Multi Beam Echo Sounder MBMF Model Based Matched Filter MCM Mine Counter Measures
MDTC Maritime Doctrine and Tactical Centre METOC Meteorology and Oceanography
MFP Matched Field Processing MMAS MAX-MIN Ant System
MMPE Miami-Monterey Parabolic Equation propagation model MREA Maritime Rapid Environmental Assessment
NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization NAVOCEOANO U.S. Naval Oceanographic Office NLDA Netherlands Defence Academy NLHO Netherlands Hydrographic Office NRV NATO Research Vessel
NURC NATO Undersea Research Centre
PADS Planning and Decision Support PPD Posterior Probability Density
Radar Radio Detection and Ranging REA Rapid Environmental Assessment
REMUS Remote Environmental Monitoring UnitS (name of AUV) REP Recognized Environmental Picture
RLD Run Length Distribution RNLN Royal Netherlands Navy
RNLNC Royal Netherlands Naval College ROV Remotely Operated Vehicle
SA Simulated Annealing
SAGA Seismo-Acoustic inversion code using Genetic Algorithms SBES Single Beam Echo Sounder
128 Acronyms
SOSUS Sound Surveillance System SSS Side Scan Sonar
SVLA Sparse Vertical Line Array
TEE Tactical Exploitation of the Environment TL Transmission Loss (sonar term)
TMA Target Motion Analysis
TNO Toegepast Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek (Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research)
TUD Delft Technical University
UAlg University of Algarve
ULB Universit´e Libre de Bruxelles UvA University of Amsterdam
VSW Very Shallow Water
YS94 Yellow Shark 1994 sea trials
