Bathymetry of Block Island Sound.

This description of the bathymetry of the Block Island Fisher Island (BIFI) shallow water acoustic propagation ranges is the first in a series of planned memoranda describing the geology of Block Island Sound. This effort supports the Laboratory's shallow water acoustic propagation programs by...

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Main Authors: Gallagher,James, Nalwalk,Andrew
Other Authors: NAVAL UNDERWATER SYSTEMS CENTER NEWPORT R I
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1971
Subjects:
Physical and Dynamic Oceanography
Geology
Geochemistry and Mineralogy
Acoustics
*UNDERWATER SOUND
OCEAN CURRENTS
SHALLOW WATER
BATHYMETRY
MARINE GEOLOGY
SOUND TRANSMISSION
OCEAN BOTTOM
ACOUSTIC RANGES
BLOCK ISLAND SOUND
STATIONKEEPING
MOST Project-2
WU12859
LPN-NUSC-A-400-08-00
Block Island
Fishers Island
Fisher Island
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA043534
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA043534
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Summary:This description of the bathymetry of the Block Island Fisher Island (BIFI) shallow water acoustic propagation ranges is the first in a series of planned memoranda describing the geology of Block Island Sound. This effort supports the Laboratory's shallow water acoustic propagation programs by describing the characteristics of the bottom boundary along the acoustic corridors. Block Island Sound is naturally divided into two dissimilar bathymetric sections: the flat, gradual sloping eastern sector and the high relief western sector. The acoustic ranges transect both sectors. The western sector of the Block Island-Watch Hill acoustic range however reveals a somewhat lower relief than that of the Block Island-Fishers Island acoustic range. In the eastern sector there is no significant difference in the bathymetry of either range.

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