• DocumentCode
    654059
  • 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
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    24-26 July 2013
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    5
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Acoustics in Underwater Geosciences Symposium (RIO Acoustics), 2013 IEEE/OES
  • Conference_Location
    Rio de Janeiro
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/RIOAcoustics.2013.6684014
  • Filename
    6684014
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=654059