TOBI at sea. View of the Towed Ocean Bottom Instrument (TOBI) on the stern of R/V Maurice Ewing in a high sea. TOBI is a sonar carrier used for deep ocean surveys. It has a side-scan sonar with a range of 2-3 kilometres,and a sub-bottom profiler sonar which may penetrate up to 70 metres of ocean floor sediment. The vehicle may also carry a magnetometer and other instruments such as chemical sniffers. Data is transferred to the towing ship through the armoured towing cable | |
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Credit: | Science Photo Library / NERC / INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHIC SCIENCES |
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