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Vessel Design
A small number of vessel design factors can 'make or break' mapping data quality. While some factors may be addressed after construction, some must be incorporated at the earliest design stages.
For instance, bubble generation and sweep along the transducer arrays can effectively halt mapping operations. Bubbles can also potentially damage TX hardware when transmitting into aerated layers. The costs of hull modifications to address bubble issues are generally not feasible. A mapping vessel with these design flaws will suffer from severely reduced data quality, less efficient survey operations, and lower return on investment over its service life.
This page highlights a handful of design factors that are paramount for mapping:
Mappers and designers are encouraged to add examples (both 'good' and 'bad' are useful) and other factors that are difficult or impossible to address after construction.
Supported under NSF grants 1933720 and 1933776