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STARFISH WHAT DOES A SIDE SCAN SONAR IMAGE LOOK LIKE?

The figure below is a real image captured by a StarFish sonar, where each horizontal line is a representation of time versus the intensity of the reflected echoes. The further something is away from the centre line of the display, means the longer it took for the echo to be received.

Example Side Scan Sonar Image

In this figure, both the port (left) and starboard (right) channels are operating at the same time. The sonar is positioned in the middle of the topmost line, and as the sonar is towed through the water the image will scroll away from it as more data is added.