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Basic Concept: Fathometer surveys determine water depths by repeatedly transmitting seismic energy through the water column and recording the arrival time of the reflected energy from the water bottom. The instrument calculates the water depth from these data and prints a depth value as a continuous graphic profile. Most fathometers use a narrow bandwidth 200 kHz seismic signal. They provide accurate depth information, but very little information about the subbottom. Fathometers that use a lower frequency, e.g., 20 kHz, can detect reflections from subbottom interfaces such as the bottom of an infilled scour hole.
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What are the function of fathometer?
fathometer is an instrument used to measure the altitude of na object above a fixed level , fathometer measures the sea depth
What tools are used in oceanography?
These are a list of the main tools you will need: Water samplers; bottom samples; messengers; animal/plant samplers; dissecting microscope; telescope; compound microscope; satellite; electron miscroscope; thermometer; oxygen probe; chemical test kit; visibility and color; sounder (lead line); fathometer; surveying equipment; hydrometer set; chemical test (Knudsen); salinometer; pHchemical test kit; pH meter; current meter; dye; drogues; drift bottles and drift cards.
