Table 2 Calibration settings and results.

From: The Simrad EK60 echosounder dataset from the Malaspina circumnavigation

Frequency (kHz)

Pulse length (ms)

Power (W)

G0 (dB re 1)

Sa (dB re 1 m−1)

EBA (dB re 1 Steradian)

38

1.024

1600

24.05

−0.62

−20.6

120

1.024

250

25.45

−0.37

−21

  1. Values of peak transducer gain (G0) and the Simrad correction factor (Sa) were applied prior to the expedition.
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