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Multi-beam echo-sounding

Using the same principles as single-beam echo-sounding, multi-beam or swathe echo-sounding is a method of hydrographic survey using hull-mounted arrays which transmit sound beams perpendicular to the direction of the ships track, potentially providing 100% coverage of the seafloor.

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