Cave Diving with Sonar
Sonar has long been used in the oceanographic, marine science, oil and gas and defence industries to navigate, visualise, monitor and more recently detect; where visibility and turbid waters are a challenge.
The British Cave Research Journal (BCRJ), invited Tritech to guest write an article for their quarterly Cave Radio & Electronics Group (CREG) title.
In the latest issue, Tritech's Application Engineer, Christian Dobson, discusses the basic principles of sonar and how the technology’s fast update and real-time imaging and profiling options could benefit cave diving.
Established in 1987, CREG aims to encourage the development and use of radio communication and other electronic and computer equipment in caving and related activities to cavers, radio amateurs, electronic engineers and professional and industrial organisations.
For further information on cave diving, see the BRCJ/ CREG websites.
Image caption: log data image from a mechanically scanning imaging sonar (Micron); clearly displaying a cross-section sample of a cave, (image courtesy of Brodarski Institute LLC).
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