What Does an Echo Sounder Measure

What Does An Echo Sounder Measure?

depth finder, also called echo sounder, device used on ships to determine the depth of water by measuring the time it takes a sound (sonic pulse) produced just below the water surface to return, or echo, from the bottom of the body of water.

What does an echo sounder measure quizlet?

An echo sounder is used to determine depth of water by measuring time between transmission of acoustic waves and receiving reflected waves.

Sophia Al-Mansoor

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