Abstract
This paper presents the filter correlation method, a technique for extracting consistent and accurate estimates of attenuation parameters from acoustic waveform data. The method minimizes problems associated with short time windows and multipath secondary arrivals. The method comprises two stages: a causal passband filter stage followed by a cross-correlation step. The results of the filter-correlation estimator are compared to those of the spectral difference approach for short time series with and without a secondary multipath arrival. Preliminary analyses of acoustic data collected on cored marine silts and clays show the attenuation properties of these materials cannot be described by a constant Q mechanism. The filter correlation method refines estimates of frequency-dependent velocity, revealing a small but systematic anisotropy between measurements made parallel and transverse to the sediments' bedding plane. The observed velocity anisotropy can be modeled by assuming layered porosity variations in the cored sediments. No systematic anisotropy in attenuation was observed.
Department
Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping Affiliate
Publication Date
2-1993
Publisher
Acoustical Society of America
Journal Title
Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
10.1121/1.405509
Document Type
Article
Recommended Citation
The following article appeared in: R. C. Courtney and L. A. Mayer, ‘Calculation of acoustic parameters by a filter-correlation method’, The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, vol. 93, no. 2, p. 1145, 1993. and may be found at http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.405509.
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