Underwater Acoustic Remote Sensing for Ocean and Lake Monitoring
A special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220). This special issue belongs to the section "Remote Sensors".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 May 2023) | Viewed by 5816
Special Issue Editors
Interests: measurements; data acquisition; underwater acoustics, signal processing; structural acoustics; experimental modal analysis; outdoor sound propagation; acoustic arrays and beamforming; nearfield acoustic holography; sound intensity; architectural acoustics; loudspeaker array design; control systems; stadium/crowd noise
Interests: marine engineering; underwater acoustic remote sensing; autonomous and semi-autonomous environmental monitoring platforms; nearshore hydrodynamics and prediction
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Underwater acoustic remote sensing has been vital to monitoring and exploring our ocean and lake environments for decades. The burgeoning Blue Economy, coupled with advances in sensing technology and data-driven processing methods is accelerating the need and use cases for underwater acoustic remote sensing systems. In addition, new operating environments in the Arctic and Antarctic are opening up due to climate-driven ice loss, which provides new regions for acoustic exploration and monitoring. This Special Issue focuses on state-of-the-art research in underwater acoustic remote sensing techniques including, but not limited to:
- Multimodal sensing and data fusion
- Advanced signal processing methods for underwater acoustic remote sensing including AI-inspired machine learning techniques
- Passive acoustic sensing
- Active SONAR development and applications
- Acoustic array development and processing methods for underwater monitoring
- Marine ecosystem and soundscape monitoring
- Monitoring of marine life
- Anthropogenic underwater noise characterization
- Ocean- and basin-wide acoustic observation systems
- Oil and gas exploration and sensing using acoustics
- Remote acoustic sensing on moving platforms such as autonomous surface and subsurface vehicles
- Arctic and Antarctic underwater acoustic observations
- Large lake acoustic remote sensing applications
- Any other related topic
Dr. Andrew R. Barnard
Prof. Dr. Guy Meadows
Guest Editors
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