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Sidescan-Sonar Imagery, Multibeam Bathymetry, and Surficial Geologic Interpretations of the Sea Floor in Rhode Island Sound, off Sakonnet Point, Rhode Island


Skip past contents informationTitle | Introduction | Geologic Setting | Data Acquisition/Processing | Bathymetry | Sidescan-Sonar Imagery | Environments | Discussion | Summary | GIS Data Catalog | Acknowledgments | References | Figures | Contacts


Figure 13. Detailed area of sidescan-sonar image showing low-backscatter targets.

Figure 13. Detailed area of sidescan-sonar image showing low-backscatter targets. These features show no relief in the bathymetry data and are thought to be patches of fine-grained sediment within larger areas of coarser grained sediment. Figure location shown in figure 2.

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