Dataset description: 09CCT04-BA-pd-2

bathymetric (single-beam and swath) grid in ascii format, 50-m resolution
Keywordsmultibeam sonar, marine geophysics, bathymetry, bathymetry measurement
FormatTXT
Amount1.92 MB

Comments:
Grid is comprised of single-beam and swath bathymetry collected during the following field activities: 08CCT01, 08CCT02, 09CCT03, 09CCT04.

Activities and equipment

ActivityEquipment
09CCT04Interferometric Bathymetry System
An Interferometric Bathymetry System is a type of swath sonar technology used to measure water depth and map the seafloor. Unlike traditional single-beam or multibeam echosounders, it uses phase-difference measurements between multiple vertically spaced receivers to calculate the angle of arrival of the reflected acoustic signal. This enables the system to generate bathymetric maps and often side-scan imagery simultaneously. Interferometric systems provide wide swath coverage (often >200°), making them efficient for shallow-water surveys compared to multibeam systems.

Geometries linked to this dataset

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