Thesaurus Term/Concept: SUB BOTTOM PROFILING SURVEY

Identifier	145168
Class	EVENT TYPE
Status	Preferred
Index?	Yes
Scope Note	Used to identify and measure various sediment layers that exist below the seabed. A sound source emits a signal vertically downwards and a receiver monitors the return signal that has been reflected off the seafloor and sub seabed sediment layers.

Broader Terms/Concepts (1)

Context	Record
Event Type	EHG3771 Desk-based assessment - Inner Sound, Pentland Firth (Event - Interpretation)
Event Type	EHG4476 Geophysical survey - Beatrice Offshore Wind Farm OfTW corrdior (Event - Survey)