Abstract
The side scan sonar represents the only high-resolution seismic tool that provides coverage to both sides of a survey vessel’s track. It is a most practical and valuable tool for obtaining an acoustic picture of the sea floor. Operational side scan sonar systems were developed at the British National Institute of Oceanography following World War II, as an application of antisubmarine warfare techniques used toward oceanographic exploration.
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Trabant, P.K. (1984). Side Scan Sonar. In: Applied High-Resolution Geophysical Methods. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-6493-8_5
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