The acoustic echo statistical characteristics of randomly distributed scatterers,such as underwater sediment,bubble groups and fish schools are studied. On this basis,an estimation model for the number density of underwater scatterers based on statistical characteristics of echo energy is established. Introduction and derivation are carried out on this model,and the effectiveness of the model for the number density estimation of the underwater scatterers is testified through simulation experiments.
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