New Portable Sub-Bottom Profiling System.
EdgeTech has introduced the new 3100 Sub-Bottom Profiling System: a portable solution for sub-bottom imaging. The 3100 System uses Full Spectrum (‘chirp’) pulses to create high definition image slices of the sub-bottom structure. It can be used in rivers, lakes, ponds, and in the ocean.
The 3100 System comes with a choice of two tow vehicles to meet the penetration and resolution requirements of a survey. The SB-216S tow vehicle has a frequency range from 2-16 kHz and the SB-424 tow vehicle from 4-24 kHz. Both vehicles use specially designed transmitters with low Q- wide band characteristics best suited for “chirp” transmissions. Two multi element line array hydrophones are installed in the tow vehicle to reduce acoustic scattering from the sides.
The 3100 System comes with the standard EdgeTech 565P Portable Topside Processor which consists of a splash resistant topside case containing the amplifier and Full Spectrum electronics. A laptop computer running EdgeTech’s DISCOVER sub-bottom software is where the sonar data is displayed and stored.
