Parameter: NASC

Dataset: 
Hydroacoustic Survey Data 2020
Parameter: 
Acoustic backscatter in the water column
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 Acc_bksctr
Short Description:
 Acoustic backscatter in the water column
Official Name:
 Acc_bksctr
No Data Value:
Description:
 

Includes all parameters covering the strength of acoustic signal return, including absolute measurements of returning signal strength as well as parameters expressed as backscatter (the proportion of transmitted signal returned)

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
NASC
Supplied Units: 
m2 nmi-2
Datatype: 
Float
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Conversion Utility: 
No Data Value: 
nd
Description: 
Nautical Area Scattering Coefficient