Thesaurus Term/Concept: SUB BOTTOM PROFILING SURVEY

Identifier 145168
Class EVENT TYPE
Status Preferred
Index? Yes
Scope Note Used to identify and measure various sediment layers that exist below the seabed. A sound source emits a signal vertically downwards and a receiver monitors the return signal that has been reflected off the seafloor and sub seabed sediment layers.

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Context Record
Event Type EHG3771 Desk-based assessment - Inner Sound, Pentland Firth (Event - Interpretation)
Event Type EHG4476 Geophysical survey - Beatrice Offshore Wind Farm OfTW corrdior (Event - Survey)