Method and apparatus for high-frequency passive sonar performance prediction

An apparatus for predicting a passive sonar array's performance, comprising:

• a computer configured to be capable of:
• receiving a geographical location selection and a passive sonar array specification;
• obtaining a bathymetry for said selected location;
• generating an anisotropic wind-wave noise cross-spectral density matrix for said sonar array at said location;
• and,
• calculating a first response curve using said wind-wave noise cross-spectral density matrix, said first response curve characterizing at least one aspect of the performance of said sonar array at said location.

A device for predicting a passive sonar array's performance, comprising:

• means for selecting a geographical location;
• means for obtaining a bathymetry for said selected location;
• means for specifying a passive sonar array;
• means for generating an anisotropic wind-wave noise cross-spectral density matrix for said sonar array at said location;
• means for calculating a first response curve using said noise cross-spectral density matrix, said first response curve characterizing at least one aspect of the performance of said sonar arrray in said geographic location.

A computing device comprising instructions for:

• selecting a geographical location;
• obtaining a bathymetry for a selected location;
• specifying said passive sonar array;
• generating an anisotropic wind-wave noise cross-spectral density matrix for said passive sonar array at said selected geographic location;
• and calculating a first response curve using said noise cross-spectral density matrix, such that said first response curve characterizes at least one aspect of the performance of said sonar array at said geographic location.