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<p>In this thesis, the Monterey-Miami Parabolic Equation (MMPE) model is used to generate predictions from numerical analysis of the reverberation loss structure and peak vertical correlation structure generated by the water/bottom interface, the bottom/sub-bottom interface, and the bottom volume for a shallow water environment. These predictions are then compared to the peak vertical correlation analysis of recorded data collected in an actual shallow water environment similar to the modeled environment. This experimental data was recorded by a 32-element vertical line array (VLA) that recorded the reverberant return generated by charges detonated over the continental shelf in the East China Sea as part of ASIAEX. A comparison is made between predictions and recorded data by analyzing trends in peak vertical correlation with decreasing bandwidth. The influences of interface roughness, bottom volume perturbations, and water volume turbulence on peak vertical correlation is also determined.
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<br>Subjects: East China Sea; MMPE; Reverberation; Shallow water reverberation; Sound; Underwater acoustics; coherence; levels; peak vertical correlations; reverberation pressure</div>
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Hill, Robert M.</div>
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