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Marine seismic interference noise occurs when energy from nearby marine seismic source vessels is recorded during a seismic survey. Such noise tends to be well preserved over large distances and cause coherent artifacts in the recorded…

Surface-based data is commonly observed in diverse practical applications spanning various fields. In this paper, we introduce a novel nonparametric method to discover the underlying signals from data distributed on complex surface-based…

Methodology · Statistics 2024-03-12 Zhiling Gu , Shan Yu , Guannan Wang , Ming-Jun Lai , Li Wang

Robust matching of side-scan sonar imagery remains a fundamental challenge in seafloor mapping due to view-dependent backscatter, shadows, and geometric distortion. This paper proposes a novel matching framework that combines physical…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2025-11-24 Can Lei , Hayat Rajani , Nuno Gracias , Rafael Garcia , Huigang Wang

Stochastic partial differential equations have been used in a variety of contexts to model the evolution of uncertain dynamical systems. In recent years, their applications to geophysical fluid dynamics has increased massively. For a…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2023-05-08 Dan Crisan , Oana Lang , Alexander Lobbe , Peter Jan van Leeuwen , Roland Potthast

In-situ ocean wave observations are critical to improve model skill and validate remote sensing wave measurements. Historically, such observations are extremely sparse due to the large costs and complexity of traditional wave buoys and…

Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics · Physics 2020-03-11 Pieter B. Smit , Isabel A. Houghton , Kalina Jordanova , Thomas Portwood , Evan Shapiro , David Clark , Michael Sosa , Tim T. Janssen

This research addresses the challenge of estimating bathymetry from imaging sonars where the state-of-the-art works have primarily relied on either supervised learning with ground-truth labels or surface rendering based on the Lambertian…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-08-20 Yiping Xie , Giancarlo Troni , Nils Bore , John Folkesson

We present a multi-sensor Bayesian passive microwave retrieval algorithm for flood inundation mapping at high spatial and temporal resolutions. The algorithm takes advantage of observations from multiple sensors in optical, short-infrared,…

Data Analysis, Statistics and Probability · Physics 2018-07-12 Zeinab Takbiri , Ardeshir M Ebtehaj , Efi Foufoula-Georgiou

Sea surface temperature (SST) is an essential climate variable that can be measured via ground truth, remote sensing, or hybrid model methodologies. Here, we celebrate SST surveillance progress via the application of a few relevant…

Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics · Physics 2023-06-19 Albert Larson , Ali Shafqat Akanda

We present a multiscale approach for identifying features in ocean beds by solving inverse problems in high frequency seafloor acoustics. The setting is based on Sound Navigation And Ranging (SONAR) imaging used in scientific, commercial,…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2017-04-05 Bjorn Engquist , Christina Frederick , Quyen Huynh , Haomin Zhou

This paper presents InsSo3D, an accurate and efficient method for large-scale 3D Simultaneous Localisation and Mapping (SLAM) using a 3D Sonar and an Inertial Navigation System (INS). Unlike traditional sonar, which produces 2D images…

Critical maritime infrastructure increasingly demands situational awareness both above and below the surface, yet existing ''seabed-to-sky'' mapping pipelines either rely on GNSS (vulnerable to shadowing/spoofing) or expensive bathymetric…

The effective utilization of observational data is frequently hindered by insufficient resolution. To address this problem, we present a new spatio-temporal super-resolution (STSR) model, called InWaveSR. It is built on a deep learning…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-09-19 Xinjie Wang , Zhongrui Li , Peng Han , Chunxin Yuan , Jiexin Xu , Zhiqiang Wei , Jie Nie

Maritime channel modeling is crucial for designing robust nearshore communication systems, yet reliable models that account for the dynamic marine environment with varying sea waves, wind conditions, and vessel motions remain scarce. This…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-12-18 Shu Sun , Yulu Guo , Meixia Tao , Wei Feng , Jun Chen , Ruifeng Gao , Ye Li , Jue Wang , Theodore S. Rappaport

In this article, we propose an inverse technique that accurately reconstructs the ocean's density stratification profile simply from free surface elevation data. Satellite observations suggest that ocean surface contains the signature of…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2019-06-27 Subhajit Kar , Anirban Guha

We present a new high-resolution, non-oscillatory semi-discrete central-upwind scheme for one-dimensional two-layer shallow-water flows with friction and entrainment along channels with arbitrary cross sections and bottom topography. These…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2021-04-08 Gerardo Hernandez-Duenas , Jorge Balbas

This article deals with an important aspect of the neural network retrieval of sea surface salinity (SSS) from SMOS brightness temperatures (TBs). The neural network retrieval method is an empirical approach that offers the possibility of…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2016-01-19 Adel Ammar , Sylvie Labroue , Estelle Obligis , Michel Crépon , Sylvie Thiria

We derive expectations for signatures in the measured travel times of waves that interact with thermal anomalies and jets. A series of numerical experiments that involve the dynamic linear evolution of an acoustic wave field in a solar-like…

Astrophysics · Physics 2011-02-11 Shravan M. Hanasoge , Thomas L. Duvall

Many wind wave spectrum models provide excellent wave height prediction given the input of wind speed and wave age. Their quantification of the surface roughness, on the other hand, varies considerably. The ocean surface roughness is…

Geophysics · Physics 2022-09-14 Paul A. Hwang

We rigorously assess the potential for extracting high-resolution, multi-mode surface wave dispersion data from distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) measurements using active-source multichannel analysis of surface waves (MASW). We have…

Geophysics · Physics 2022-08-31 Joseph P. Vantassel , Brady R. Cox , Peter G. Hubbard , Michael Yust

For over 40 years, remote sensing observations of the Earth's oceans have yielded global measurements of sea surface temperature (SST). With a resolution of approximately 1km, these data trace physical processes like western boundary…

Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics · Physics 2023-03-23 J. Xavier Prochaska , Erdong Guo , Peter C. Cornillon , Christian E. Buckingham