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adding decibels

The Passive Sonar Equation. Will the sensor detect the red submarine?. Signal to Noise Ratio. Signal. Noise (quiet). Noise (Loud. The higher the SNR, the more likely you are to hear (detect) the signal.. . Source Level and Transmission Loss. Sources of Noise. Shipping NoiseWind and WeatherMarine Life

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adding decibels

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    1. Adding Decibels

    3. Signal to Noise Ratio

    4. Source Level and Transmission Loss

    5. Sources of Noise Shipping Noise Wind and Weather Marine Life – Biologic Activity Self Noise Flow of Water Machinery

    6. Directivity Factor Some detectors are only able to provide a voltage proportional to all incident sound from all directions. (non-directional = ND) Other detectors use more sophisticated signal processing and form beams thereby providing a voltage proportional to sound incident from a particular direction. (directional = D)

    7. The Passive Sonar Equation

    8. Figure of Merit Often a detection threshold is established such that a trained operator should be able to detect targets with that LS/N half of the time he hears them. Called “Recognition Differential.” (RD) Passive sonar equation is then solved for TL allowable at that threshold. Called “Figure of Merit.” (FOM) TLallowable = Figure of Merit = SL- LS/N Threshold - (NL-DI) Since TL logically depends on range, this could provide an estimate of range at which a target is likely to be detected. Called “Range of the Day.” (ROD) Any LS/N above the Recognition Differential is termed “Signal Excess.” (SE) Signal Excess allows detection of targets beyond the Range of the Day.

    9. Example A hostile submarine with a Source Level, SL = 130 dB re 1 mPa is near a friendly submarine in a part of the ocean where the Noise Level from all sources, NL = 70 dB re 1 mPa. The directivity factor is 3000 for the friendly submarine’s sonar. If the Recognition Differential for the friendly submarine is 20 dB, what is the Figure of Merit? If the actual Transmission Loss is 50 dB, what is the Signal Excess.

    10. Signal to Noise Level

    11. Noise Level and Directivity Index

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