Seabed Variability and Its Influence on Acoustic Prediction Uncertainty
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چکیده
1) Determine the uncertainty related to the natural variability in the environmental parameters that drive the modular modeling approach of 2D-SedFlux (primitive geological parameters). These include ocean climate and the sediment supply to the ocean margin from land. Of interest is how this variability couples with, or is independent of, model error (numerical, prediction-precision, and accuracy), in terms of local and regional characterization of uncertainty of properties of seafloor of continental margins.
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