sonar

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The scientists used high resolution sonar to produce a detailed map of the seafloor.

From Science Daily • Feb. 23, 2026

Factors that vary widely throughout the region—such as seafloor topography, temperature, salinity and the presence of fresh water from melting ice—can play havoc with sonar signals.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

This included mapping the seabed with sonar arrays and dredging up sediment samples, said the authority.

From Barron's • Nov. 8, 2025

Gene Zilinskas, a retired sonar engineer, is 85 and his wife Dagmar, a former art teacher, is 93.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 30, 2025

With the help of a magnetometer and side-scan sonar, the crew identified a large metal object about four miles off the coast of Sullivan’s Island, located in Charleston Harbor.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler