Acoustical Characterization of Seafloor Sediments: Geoacoustic Description of Bubbly Sediment Samples

Monday, October 14, 1991 3:00 p.m. Aubrey L. Anderson Department of Oceanography Texas A & M University Remote sensing characterization of seafloor sediments with acoustic sys­tems is a long standing goal of acoustical oceanographers. Recent results of measurements with side scan sonars and chirp sonars are encouraging. A major complication in the interpretation of such…