The Handbook of Sidescan Sonar (Springer Praxis Books Geophysical Sciences)

The Handbook of Sidescan Sonar

Philippe Blondel

The Handbook of Sidescan Sonar

Published in association with

Praxis Publishing Chichester, UK

Dr Philippe Blondel, C.Geol., F.G.S., Ph.D., M.Sc. Senior Scientist Department of Physics University of Bath Bath UK

SPRINGER±PRAXIS BOOKS IN GEOPHYSICAL SCIENCES SUBJECT ADVISORY EDITOR: Philippe Blondel, C.Geol., F.G.S., Ph.D., M.Sc., Senior Scientist, Department of Physics, University of Bath, Bath, UK

ISBN 978-3-540-42641-7 Springer Berlin Heidelberg New York Springer is part of Springer-Science + Business Media (springer.com) Library of Congress Control Number: 2008924629 Apart from any fair dealing for the purposes of research or private study, or criticism or review, as permitted under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, this publication may only be reproduced, stored or transmitted, in any form or by any means, with the prior permission in writing of the publishers, or in the case of reprographic reproduction in accordance with the terms of licences issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency. Enquiries concerning reproduction outside those terms should be sent to the publishers. # Praxis Publishing Ltd, Chichester, UK, 2009 The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a speci®c statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. Cover design: Jim Wilkie Project management: OPS Ltd, Gt Yarmouth, Norfolk, UK Printed in Germany on acid-free paper



                                                



                                      



                                           



                                           



                                 





                                                                              



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