Surficial and Sub-bottom Systems:
Sidescan Sonar Systems

Sidescan-sonar imagery provides a view of the surficial sediment texture and sediment distribution.

For more sidescan sonar imagery and the projects that have collected it in the past or are currently collecting it, see:

• California Seafloor Mapping Program
• GLORIA - EEZ SCAN Project
• Marine Geomorphology, Evolution, and Habitats
• Seafloor Mapping
• Gorda Ridge Hydrothermal System (pdf)
  Sidescan sonar and single channel airgun profiling on the NOAA ship Discoverer, July 16 - August 9, 1996

Klein 3000 (100/500 kHz) sidescan sonar fish
Sidescan imagery with interpretation from Anacapa Island, CA	Sidescan imagery with interpretation from Fanny Shoal, CA