ME70 Seafloor Characterization and 4D Water Column Visualization
Abstract
The Simrad ME70 multibeam echo sounder has the potential to conduct simultaneous seafloor and mid-water analysis. This talk will examine one approach to seafloor mapping and bottom characterization using a standard water column mode, which utilizes split-beam processing to realize several independent bottom detections per beam. The limitations of this approach - including the maximum grazing angle for which split-beam processing is useful - will be discussed. Examples of water column data visualizations, and raw data extraction, using a new software tool developed by IVS-3D, will also be presented.
Department
Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping
Publication Date
2009
Journal Title
ICES Working Group on Fisheries Acoustics, Science and Technology
Pages
34
Conference Date
May 19 - May 22
Publisher Place
Ancona, Italy
Publisher
International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES)
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Recommended Citation
Weber, Thomas C.; Clark, Tyler J.; and Doucet, Maurice, "ME70 Seafloor Characterization and 4D Water Column Visualization" (2009). ICES Working Group on Fisheries Acoustics, Science and Technology. 500.
https://scholars.unh.edu/ccom/500