Klein Side Scan Sonar
Side Scan Sonar
Sidescan sonar uses backscattered acoustic energy received from the ocean bottom to image the sea floor. It is a way to “look” at the ocean floor without sending a person.
Side Scan imagery is used in conjunction with bottom video and neural network methods to map hardground offshore.
Side Scan Sonar images (click on image for larger view)
Side Scan imagery was collected aboard the NOAA Ship R/V Nancy Foster in cooperation with Gray’s Reef National Marine Sactuary (George Sedberry), South Carolina Department of Natural Resources and funded through NOAA’s Office of Ocean Exploration.
Side Scan Sonar imaging (click for larger view)
Side Scan Sonar was collected in conjunction with interferometric bathymetry as part of a project completed in cooperation with the U.S. Geological Survey’s Sea Floor Mapping Group in Woods Hole, MA. This information was used to map the nearshore geology from Winyah Bay to the NC/SC border.
