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Can Side-Scan Sonar Localize Targets Within One Metre? What the Field Trial Really Shows
Literature-based case study: When does a fine-resolution acoustic image justify a sub-metre target coordinate for remedial work? Evidence, a field-ready…
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The MBES Outer-Beam Cupping Problem: How to Diagnose Sound-Speed Error
Literature-based case study: When adjacent MBES swaths form a shallow smile or deep frown, should the processor smooth the grid?…
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Why a Wider SSS Range Can Hide a Small Target: Shadow Geometry in Practice
Literature-based case study: Should a survey team simply increase SSS range to cover more area when searching for small objects?…
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How Deep Is That 2DHR Reflector? A Core-Tied Time-to-Depth Case Study
Literature-based case study: Can a 20 ms two-way-time interval be called a fixed burial depth without a local velocity tie?…
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When SSS Bottom Tracking Misses Pings: Preventing a False Ground-Range Mosaic
Literature-based case study: Why do straight structures bend and near-nadir mosaics smear after automated SSS processing? Evidence, a field-ready QC…
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Is the Seabed Really Eroding? QC for Repeat MBES Difference Maps
Literature-based case study: Is a red patch on a difference-of-depth map a real seabed change or a survey artifact? Evidence,…
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Can MBES Backscatter Replace Seabed Samples? A Seven-Class Sediment Mapping Case
Literature-based case study: Can a color-coded MBES backscatter map alone specify the sediment a cable or foundation will encounter? Evidence,…
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Shallow-Water 2DHR Seismic: How Do You Remove Multiples Without Erasing the Primary?
Literature-based case study: How can an offshore-wind site team tell a shallow multiple from a real buried interface? Evidence, a…
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Does SBP Acoustic Blanking Mean Bedrock? A Shallow-Gas Interpretation Case Study
Literature-based case study: When a bright reflector erases deeper SBP returns, is it safe to pick that reflector as competent…
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Is the Side-Scan Sonar Target Really Where the Vessel GPS Says? A Layback QC Case Study
Literature-based case study: Can an apparent cable-route obstruction be cleared using the vessel GPS coordinate alone? Evidence, a field-ready QC…
