| dc.description.abstract | Both communities have interests (or requirements) that can be described by the parameters of time and
space. The science and technology of Marine Acoustics, dependent on specific investigators and their
focus, is not limited in it’s interest. Navies, on the other hand, have constrained requirements and most
usually, constrained equipments/resources. While there is often coincidence of interest, there is also
competition for National resources; the outcome can lead to frustration on all sides. An additional issue
has to be recognized; if the Navy believes it has developed an operational advantage by exploiting a
particular oceanic behavior, it will (and should) protect that information, which is counter to the needs of a
scientist, whose metric for success is publication. Balancing those competing issues can be difficult. From
the perspective of Naval needs (requirements), several examples of the juxtaposition of sonar
characteristics and Naval Operations onto the “world” of Marine Acoustics will be given, with an emphasis
on ocean physical properties. | en_US |
