Table 1 Split-beam echosounders and main acquisition parameters

From: Antarctic seep emergence and discovery in the shallow coastal environment

Nominal frequency

Transceiver Type

Transducer model

Pulse type

Pulse length

Frequency range

18 kHz

Simrad EK80 WBT

Simrad ES18-11

FM

4 ms

12-27 kHz

38 kHz

Simrad EK60 GPT

Simrad ES38B

CW

1 ms

38 kHz

70 kHz

Simrad EK80 WBT

Simrad ES70-7C

FM

4 ms

45-90 kHz

120 kHz

Simrad EK60 GPT

Simrad ES120-7C

CW

1 ms

120 kHz

200 kHz

Simrad EK60 GPT

Simrad ES200-7C

CW

1 ms

200 kHz

  1. WBT Wideband transceiver, GPT General Purpose Transceiver, FM Frequency Modulated, CW Cosine Wave.