This is a screen grab from the multibeam acquisition computer during a typical mapping watch. The center area shows the coverage, on the left are the sonar signal strength, depth, backscatter and ship motion data. The bottom window is the water column display, where the sonar can also detect features such as plumes.
Multibeam Acquistion
Image courtesy of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, INDEX-SATAL 2010. Download larger version (jpg, 1.4 MB).
This is a screen grab from the multibeam acquisition computer during a typical mapping watch. The center area shows the coverage, on the left are the sonar signal strength, depth, backscatter and ship motion data. The bottom window is the water column display, where the sonar can also detect features such as plumes.
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