Applied Acoustics recently deployed its deep-tow sparker, the DTS-500, in the Mediterranean Sea to work on a project with SOCIB, the Balearic Islands Coastal Observing and Forecasting body.
The DTS-500 was deployed off the continental slope of Majorca in a water depth of up to 500 meters to assist SOCIB research vessel.
“We achieved greater than 60 meters penetration and with increased data resolution, up to 15 centimeters, the sub-bottom profiling results were excellent across the full-working depth range of the DTS-500,” said project leader, Neil MacDonald .
“We also deployed multiple positioning beacons, the new Applied Acoustics’ 1100 Series, on both the tow-cable and towfish and used the recently launched Nexus 2 USBL positioning system with similar excellent results ,” he added.
The DTS-500 system consists of a rack mount surface console, cable and a towfish.