Exploitation of a ship's magnetic field signatures

• Main Author: Holmes, John J.
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: San Rafael, Calif. (1537 Fourth Street, San Rafael, CA 94901 USA) : Morgan & Claypool Publishers, c2006.
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Series: Synthesis lectures on computational electromagnetics (Online), #9.
• Subjects: Magnetic fields.; Magnetism of ships.; Submarine mines.; Submarines (Ships); Underwater surveillance.
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Surface ship and submarine magnetic field signatures have been exploited for over 80 years by naval influence mines, and both underwater and airborne surveillance systems. The generating mechanism of the four major shipboard sources of magnetic fields is explained, along with a detailed description...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Shipboard sources of magnetic field
• 2.1. Evolution of the magnetic ship
• 2.2. Ferromagnetic signatures
• 2.3. Other important sources of magnetic field
• 3. Exploitation of magnetic signatures by naval mines
• 3.1. Evolution of the magnetic mine
• 3.2. Modern magnetic mine technologies
• 3.3. Magnetic mine countermeasures
• 4. Exploitation of magnetic signatures by submarine surveillance systems
• 4.1. Evolution of the submarine magnetic detection system
• 4.2. Magnetic harbor loops
• 4.3. Submarine barriers using triaxial magnetic field vector sensors
• 4.4. Submarine barriers using total field magnetometers
• 5. Summary.