Deep water acoustic positioning
- Informative Guidance
- Revision 2.1 - January 2017
Sharing how systems operate, their particular strengths, and the various deep water positioning applications for which any given system may be considered suitable.
Contents
Executive summary
Glossary of terms
Introduction
Basics of deep water acoustic positioning systems
Operations
Associated topics
Applications of acoustic positioning in deep water
References
Appendices
The sonar equation
Methods of acoustic positioning
Frequency
Spread spectrum techniques
Velocity of sound
Acoustic noise and interference
Deep water acoustic operations
Revision
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Rev. 2.1 - February 2024Updating page 2, reference links and bookmarking, but no change to content
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Rev. 2 - January 2017Updated as part of the ongoing review of IMCA documentation
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Rev. 1 - July 2014Revised to reflect changes to technology and practice
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Rev. - October 2009Initial publication