What is below the water masses? Multibeam studies of Öskjuvatn, Thingvallavatn and Kleifarvatn

• Main Author: Árni Friðriksson 1990-
• Other Authors: Háskóli Íslands
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: Jarðfræði; Dýptarmælingar; Botnrannsóknir; Öskjuvatn; Kleifarvatn; Þingvallavatn; Kongsberg; Vatnið; Vötn
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1946/18548

Multibeam echo sounding systems are used worldwide to survey ocean floors, ship canals and lake floors. They transmit pulses of acoustic waves at various frequencies into the water and listen to the returning echoes. Most systems record both bathymetry and the strength of the returning echoes (backs...