Applications of multibeam mapping to exploration and production: Detecting seeps, mapping geohazards, and managing data overload with GIS

摘要

"Multibeam" refers to seafloor mapping systems that use transducer arrays to transmit and receive acoustic information, with individual "beams" insonifying a small portion of the seafloor and the combination of beams providing a swath of seafloor data. In this article we discuss new applications of multibeam technology that use simultaneously collected high-resolution bathymetric and backscatter data.