High-resolution echo-sounding and detection of embedded archaeological objects with nonlinear sub-bottom profilers

Marine Geophysical Research

Volumn 26, Issue 2-4, 2005, Pages 123-133

  Wunderlich, Jens ^a   Wendt, Gert ^a   Müller, Sabine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

^b Innomar Technologie GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Archaeology; Fan sub bottom profilers; Nonlinear acoustics; Nonlinear echo sounder; Object detection; SES 2000; SES 96

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC TRANSDUCERS; ACOUSTIC WAVE TRANSMISSION; ACOUSTIC WAVES; REVERBERATION; SCANNING; SEDIMENTS;

ARCHAEOLOGICAL OBJECTS; NONLINEAR ACOUSTICS; NONLINEAR ECHO-SOUNDER; OBJECT DETECTION; SHALLOW WATERS; SUB-BOTTOM PROFILERS;

SUBMARINE GEOPHYSICS;

ECHO SOUNDING; RESOLUTION; SHALLOW WATER;

EID: 31044450860     PISSN: 00253235     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11001-005-3712-y     Document Type: Article

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