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Sonar Equation

The "Sonar Equation" is a mathematical framework in underwater acoustics that quantifies the performance of a sonar system by relating the transmitted signal level, propagation loss, target strength, and ambient noise to the received signal-to-noise ratio.

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2017–2026

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Sonar Performance Equation

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Echolocation signals of wild harbour porpoises,<i>Phocoena phocoena</i>

Anne Villadsgaard, Magnus Wahlberg, Jakob Tougaard · Journal of Experimental Biology · 2006 · 190 citations · Full text

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Cetacean population density estimation from single fixed sensors using passive acoustics

Elizabeth T. Küsel, David K. Mellinger, Len Thomas et al. · The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America · 2011 · 121 citations

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Long-range target detection in open waters by an echolocating Atlantic Bottlenose dolphin (<i>T</i> <i>u</i> <i>r</i> <i>s</i> <i>i</i> <i>o</i> <i>p</i> <i>s</i> <i>t</i> <i>r</i> <i>u</i> <i>n</i> <i>c</i> <i>a</i> <i>t</i> <i>u</i> <i>s</i>)

Whitlow W. L. Au, Kathlyn J. Snyder · The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America · 1980 · 103 citations

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Extracting Meaningful Information from Uncalibrated Backscattered Echo Intensity Data

Louis Gostiaux, Hans van Haren · Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology · 2009 · 94 citations · Full text

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The effect of saturated transmission scintillation on ocean acoustic intensity measurements

Nicholas C. Makris · The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America · 1996 · 87 citations

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Authors

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  1. MA
    Michael A. Ainslie

    Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research, Netherlands

    3 publications · 36 citations

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  2. NC
    Nicholas C. Makris

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States

    3 publications · 134 citations

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  3. WW
    Whitlow W. L. Au

    University of Hawaii System, United States

    3 publications · 147 citations

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  4. LT
    Len Thomas

    University of St Andrews, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 136 citations

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  5. DR
    Darrell R. Jackson

    University of Washington Applied Physics Laboratory, United States

    2 publications · 101 citations

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Institutions

52

  1. United States Naval Research Laboratory

    Washington, United States

    4 h-index

    10 publications

    279 citations

  2. University of Washington Applied Physics Laboratory

    Seattle, United States

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    216 citations

  3. University of St Andrews

    St Andrews, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    166 citations

  4. Office of Naval Research

    Arlington, United States

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    67 citations

  5. Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research

    Delft, The Netherlands

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    41 citations

  6. Naval Undersea Warfare Center

    Newport, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    253 citations

  7. Pennsylvania State University

    State College, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    28 citations

  8. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Cambridge, United States

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    118 citations

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  1. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America

    JASA · 16 publications · 533 citations

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  2. IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering

    5 publications · 105 citations

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  5. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

    1 publications · 94 citations

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