A model for seafloor reverberation simulation

This paper presents a new model for the implementation of seafioor reverberation simulation.Based on the element scattering theory,the model,which was charaterized by both good simulating results and simplicity of the implementation,was developed by means of sim-ulating the generating process of the seafloor reverberation.The'Space-Time'transformation technique was also developed as one of the main features of the research project,which simplified the realization of the model significantly.The multichannel seafloor reverberation simulator thus developed is flexible with multifunction.Waveforms and statistical properties of the seafioor reverberation simulated are consistant with that of the seafloor reverberation collected in the real environment.Besides,it can be used as a target simulator simulating the movements of underwater acoustic targets or as a signal generator generating phase-controled signals.