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4. Field experiment
5. Time series and power spectrum, boat at 3000 rpm
6. Boat running at a speed of 18 knots, channel 1,3 and 4
7. Boat running at a speed of 18 knots, channel 1,3 and 4
8. Multipath Characterization of Hydroacoustic Signals by Autocoherence EstimationLeif Persson*, John W.C. Robinson€ and Melvin J. Hinich+*National Defence Research Establishment FOA, S172 90 Stockholm, Sweden. Also at Dep. of Seismology, Uppsala University, S-75002 Uppsala, Sweden.€ National Defence Research Establishment FOA, S172 90 Stockholm, Sweden.+ Applied Research Laboratories, The University of Texas at Austin. P.O. 8029, Austin, TX, 78713-8029.
9. Definitions 1: Bicoherence Estimation
14. We use bicoherence analysis for identification of source frequencies.
Bearing and range estimation of C-W narrow-band sonar-signals are difficult in shallow water .
Spatial filtering and smoothing in sonar array processing reduce the temporal and spatial resolution.
We use autocoherence as a measure for multipath analysis on real data generated by a small boat in the Baltic sea.
19. Conclusions We use bicoherence for identification of source frequencies prior multipath analysis.
We use autocoherence as a measure for quantify the level of multipath.
At longer distances (i.e. >300m) the autocoherence is relatively large.
At shorter distances (i.e. <300m) the autocoherence decreases as the boat approach the sonar.