Publication Date:
2018-07-02
Description:
Echo sounder systems represent powerful tools not only to determine the seafloor depth,
but also to investigate the water column. The most prominent fields of hydro acoustic
water column applications include fish shoal detection and biomass assessments, target
detection for military purposes, oil and gas leakage detection, and suspension matter
analyses. Multibeam echo sounder systems (MBES) – so far primarily used for bathymetric
measurements – are introduced in this study for demonstrating their water column analyses
capabilities that become more and more available due to most recent computer
power and mass storage advances. Some environmental data are presented in this study
showing gas release from the seabed, fish
shoals, zooplankton and oceanographic layers
to highlight multibeam water column potentials.
Moreover multibeam water column assessments are suggested to be valuable for the hydrographer as
a supporting tool potentially useful for mitigating MBES survey related conflicts.
Type:
Article
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NonPeerReviewed
Format:
text
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