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Work station on the RV Tangaroa

Crew at work stations on the Research Vessel Tangaroa

This is the multibeam workstation on board the RV Tangaroa. The multibeam echo sounder is used to produce the equivalent of an aerial photograph of the seafloor.

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Rights: National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA)
Published: 3 December 2007Size: 264.29 KB
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