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MBES
Multibeam Echo Sounder System

The Multibeam Echo Sounder System or MBES uses a sonar that produces an angular swath of beams to the port and starboard side in a single ping to effectively map a corridor with a width approximately 3-4 times the water depth. MBES consists of three instruments namely Teledyne Reson SeaBat 7160, Teledyne Reson SeaBat 7111, and Kongsberg EM 710. The OMG bathymetry survey was primarily conducted using multi-swath Multibeam Echo Sounder System (MBES) equipment and procedures.

NASA's DC-8 flying laboratory passes Antarctica's tallest peak, Mount Vinson, on Oct. 22, 2012, during a flight over the continent to measure changes in the massive ice sheet and sea ice. Credit: NASA/Michael Studinger (Photography courtesy NASA Images)

Instrument Details

Acoustic
Earth Science > Oceans > Bathymetry/seafloor Topography > Water Depth
Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Acoustics
Earth Science > Oceans > Bathymetry/seafloor Topography > Bathymetry
Earth Science > Oceans > Bathymetry/seafloor Topography > Seafloor Topography
Sea Floor, Subsurface - Sea/Ocean/Water
0.2 - 2 ms, 0.02 s, 0.08 - 3.04 ms
3 - 2000 m, 12 cm, 3 cm
70 - 100 kHz, 44 kHz
Currently unavailble
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  • Kongsberg, Teledyne RESON

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  • Currently unavailable

Neptune

M/V Neptune

1 Campaign · 1 Instrument
Ivilia

S/Y Ivilia

1 Campaign · 1 Instrument
M/V Wave

M/V Wave

1 Campaign · 1 Instrument

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External Link10.5067/OMGEV-MBES1