A GEBCO meeting in Copenhagen twelve years ago began the push to develop an autonomous drifting echo sounding buoy (SSPARR or Seafloor Sounding in Polar and Remote Regions). It coincided,...

The Geological Survey of India has equipped its two coastal vessels Samudra Kaustubh and Samudra Shaudhikama, with single-channel digital seismic systems. Each vessel has received a SIG 2mille sparker system...

Southampton, in the south of the UK’s Hampshire region, will be buzzing from 9 to 11 April 2013 as hydrographic, oceanographic and offshore professionals gather for an even bigger edition...

The term ‘sediment waves’ was fully established in a special issue of Marine Geology and refers to large-scale depositional bedforms in various parts of the world’s oceans. These undulating objects...

Falmouth Scientific, Inc. (FSI, USA) is further developing its product line of HMS-620 Bubble Gun seismic systems and has announced two important enhancements. These systems are suited for small-boat, shallow-water...

Large sediment waves are striking yet poorly understood seabed features in many shelf seas. Very large sediment waves (3–18m in height) have been documented to migrate up to 70m per...

KIOST, Korea, has reaffirmed its confidence in SIG 2mille sparker energy sources. KIOST’s vessel is based at the Leodo Jangmokho shipyard. The sparker is used in the study of sediment...

Sonar Equipment Services of Great Yarmouth, UK, has recently added the Applied Acoustics’ CSP-N seismic power supply to its equipment pool. The 1,200 Joule reverse polarity unit selected by Sonar...

Company Visit to Sevzapgidroproekt A delegation of HSR members, headed by president N. Neronov, visited Sevzapgidroproekt. Chairman of the Board of Directors, Yuri Yushkov, gave a detailed talk about the...

Falmouth Scientific (USA) presented the HMS-620LF low frequency bubble gun seismic system at Oceanology International 2014. Bubble gun systems are suited for small-boat, shallow-water geophysical surveys. The systems utilise a...