Matched Field Processing for Underwater Acoustics

This monograph is intended for use by professional scientists and engineers who are either attempting to familiarize themselves with the relatively new signal processing technique known as "Matched Field Processing" (MFP) or who would like further detailed information about some aspect of MFP. MFP has reached a point where there has been a great deal of material published but it is widespread and scattered with most in the form of journal articles. To date, there has not been a single book published which deals with this subject in any length, and very few review-like articles. It can be a very inefficient and frustrating introduction particularly since there is currently no uniform notation and danger warnings are not well posted. This book seeks to address this deficiency by: providing a comprehensive guide to the history and development of MFP including derivations of the most popular processors in use; discussing situations under which MFP has difficulties (either computationally or in practice); including extensive examples showing how various processors behave under typical conditions; increasing the reader's awareness of the wide range of applications currently being explored; and exposing the reader to important associated publications available in the literature with accompanying remarks suggesting their key conclusions or contributions.

Review :
"Geophysicists wanting a glimpse of the future will therefore find one in this very readable book written by an expert in the subject." L Neil Frazer Univ. Hawaii at Manoa, 1993 "Perhaps the most satisfying aspect of the book from the point of view of a potential user is the extensive treatment of pitfalls in applying MFP methods that is based on her own experience. Readers will benefit greatly from her insights into the advantages and disadvantages or costs of using MFP ... As the first text on MFP to be published, Alex Tolstoy's book is a landmark event in the evolution of MFP in underwater acoustics. The book provides a clear, easy-to-read treatment of the basics of MFP and a concise summary of recent significant advances in this fast-developing field. As such, it will appeal to novices entering the field who want to come up to speed quickly and also to those already established in MFP who will certainly appreciate the compact and comprehensive presentation." N R Chapman Defence Research Establishment Pacific, Canada "The material covered is suitable for a graduate course devoted to new techniques in signal processing ... Even the researcher who is quite familiar with this work will benefit from the unified treatment provided: Often this book provides a much clearer presentation than the original research article." Michael B Porter New Jersey Institute of Technology "This book provides a useful and informative introduction ... The book is clearly written, with many figures that help to illustrate the methods ... this is the first book to give an overall account of the Matched Field method. It is a good straightforward introduction to the subject and contains a large number of references for further reading ... this book will be welcomed by all who wish to work in this new field." B J Uscinski J. Fluid Mechanics "... a readable book, with good explanations and sufficient mathematical content to support the physical reasoning." P J Bryant Mathematics Abstracts