Title :
Using side scan sonar in the characterization of the continental shelf: Touros area
Author :
Andrade Moreira, Myrli ; Vital, Helenice ; Nobrega Barbosa Henrique Ferreira Lira, Everton
Author_Institution :
UFRN - Fed. Univ. of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brazil
Abstract :
This paper presents a sonographic mapping of an area of the Brazilian continental shelf adjacent to Touros city-RN, NE Brazil. Data were acquired in lines parallel to the coast line, with a total area of 58 km2. The equipment used was Side Scan Sonar 272 - TD, operated both with frequency of 100 kHz. As a result was possible to correlate clearly the sonar data with the satellite image and identify different reflection patterns.
Keywords :
oceanographic regions; oceanographic techniques; sonar; underwater sound; Brazilian continental shelf; NE Brazil; Side Scan Sonar 272-TD; Touros city-RN; coast line; frequency 100 kHz; reflection patterns; satellite image; sonar data; sonographic mapping; Backscatter; Earth; Geophysics; Remote sensing; Satellites; Sonar; Sonographic mapping; reflection patterns; satellite image;
Conference_Titel :
Acoustics in Underwater Geosciences Symposium (RIO Acoustics), 2013 IEEE/OES
Conference_Location :
Rio de Janeiro
DOI :
10.1109/RIOAcoustics.2013.6684014
