Dataset description: Chan11_DEM

bathymetric (single-beam and swath) grid in Geotiff format, 50-m resolution
Data typesInterferometric
FormatTIFF;
Amount836 KB

Comments:
Grid includes data from 11BIM01 swath bathymetry and 11BIM02 single-beam bathymetry. This entry focuses on 11BIM01.

Activities and equipment

ActivityEquipment
11BIM01Interferometric 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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