Underwater Environments

SERDP and ESTCP are sponsoring research and development efforts in wide area assessment, detailed surveys, recovery and disposal, and underwater phenomenology to support the underwater military munitions response program.

Completed Projects List
Project Title Completed

Classification and Mapping of Underwater UXO

Project Information
Project ID: MR-199527
ESTCP Dec 1997

Mobile Underwater Debris Survey System (MUDSS)

Project Information
Project ID: MR-52
SERDP Apr 2000

Low-Order, Underwater Detonation (UNDET) Study

Project Information
Project ID: MR-200104
Principal Investigator: Mr. Andy Pedersen, Naval EOD Technology Division
ESTCP Apr 2002

Technology Needs for Underwater UXO Search and Discrimination

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1322
Principal Investigator: Dr. Dean Keiswetter, SAIC
SERDP Oct 2003

Detection of UXO in Underwater Sites Using Towed-Array Resistivity/ Induced Polarization Measurements

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1325
Principal Investigator: Mr. Scott Urquhart, Zonge Engineering, Inc.
SERDP Apr 2004

Broadband Electromagnetic Detection and Discrimination of Underwater UXO

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1321
Principal Investigator: Dr. I.J. Won, Geophex, Ltd.
SERDP Aug 2005

Seismic Imaging of UXO-Contaminated Underwater Sites

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1387
Principal Investigator: Dr. Roland Gritto, Array Information Technology
SERDP Oct 2005

Dredging Equipment Modifications for Detection and Removal of Ordnance

Project Information
Project ID: MR-200321
Principal Investigator: Mr. William Wild, SPAWAR Systems Center Pacific
ESTCP Dec 2006

Modeling for Sensor Evaluation in Underwater UXO Test Beds

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1329
Principal Investigator: Dr. Raymond Lim, Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA)
SERDP Jan 2008

Predicting the Mobility and Burial of Underwater UXO Using the Modified VORTEX Model

Project Information
Project ID: MR-200417
Principal Investigator: Ms. Barbara Sugiyama, Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center
ESTCP May 2008

Characterization of Freshwater Electromagnetic Subbottom Sediment Properties and Target Responses for Detection of UXO with Ground-Penetrating Radar

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1440
Principal Investigator: Dr. Steven Arcone, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC)
SERDP Sep 2008

Assessing Sonar Performance Against Underwater UXO

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1506
Principal Investigator: Dr. Raymond Lim, Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA)
SERDP May 2009

Underwater UXO Multi-Sensor Data Base Collection

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1507
Principal Investigator: Dr. Paul Carroll, Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA)
SERDP Jul 2009

Sensor Phenomenology and Feature Development for Improved Sonar-Based Detection and Discrimination of Underwater UXO

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1533
Principal Investigator: Dr. Eugene Lavely, BAE SYSTEMS Advanced Information Technologies
SERDP Dec 2009

UXO Detection and Characterization in the Marine Environment

Project Information
Project ID: MR-200324
Principal Investigator: Dr. Dean Keiswetter, SAIC
ESTCP Dec 2009

Deep Water Munitions Detection System

Project Information
Project ID: MR-200739
Principal Investigator: Dr. Thomas Bell, SAIC
ESTCP Mar 2010

Detection and Classification of Buried UXO and Determination of Seafloor Parameters in Littoral Environments Using Resonance Scattering Sonar

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1668
Principal Investigator: Dr. Roland Gritto, Array Information Technology
SERDP Apr 2010

Operational Evaluation of a New Acoustic Technique for UXO Filler Identification

Project Information
Project ID: MR-200740
Principal Investigator: Dr. Wesley Cobb, University of Denver
ESTCP Jun 2010

Efficient Shallow Underwater UXO Retrieval

Project Information
Project ID: MR-200606
Principal Investigator: Dr. Jim McDonald, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory
ESTCP Jun 2010

Marine UXO Characterization Based on Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Technology

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1631
Principal Investigator: Dr. Jack Foley Ph.D., Sky Research, Inc.
SERDP Jul 2010

Symposium & Workshop

FY 2013 New Start Project Selections

FY 2013 New Start Project Selections for the Environmental Solicitation

DoD’s Military Munitions Response Program
 

Workshop Report:
Technology Needs for the Characterization, Management, and Remediation of Military Munitions in Underwater Environments (2007)