An uncertainty assessment of the effect of using FM pulses on MBES depth measurements

The most recent generation multi-beam echosounders (MBES) allows to transmit Frequency Modulated (FM) signals, in addition to the more conventional Continuous Wave (CW) pulses. In this contribution, the effect of using these FM pulses for bathymetric measurements is investigated. Advantage of using FM signals is that measurements can be taken at...

Inverting for bottom parameters in shallow-water soft sediment environments using MBES backscatter strength

Shallow water naval operations require detailed knowledge of the environmental properties. In addition to parameters such as water depth, knowledge about the sediment properties is of high importance for a wide range of operations. In this context, the MREA BP'07 experiment was carried out in the Mediterranean Sea in 2007. Measurements employed...

An efficient method for reducing the sound speed induced errors in multibeam echosounder bathymetric measurements

Nowadays extensive use is made of multibeam echosounders (MBES) for mapping the bathymetry of sea- and river-floors. The MBES is capable of covering large areas in limited time by emitting an acoustic pulse along a wide swathe perpendicular to the sailing direction. The angle and the corresponding two-way travel-time of the received signals are...