Description
Specifications
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Towfish
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Length [m]
1.240
Width [m]
0.120
Height [m]
0.120
Weight in water [kg]
16.0
Max. depth [m]
6000
Towfish mounting
Towed
Power [W]
3
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Sensor Characteristics
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Type of sensor
Overhauser
Absolute accuracy [nT]
0.1
Resolution [nT]
0.001
Min. operating range [nT]
18000
Max. operating range [nT]
120000
Gradient tolerance [nT/m]
10000
Sensitivity [nT]
0.01
Min. sampling rate [Hz]
0.1
Max. sampling rate [Hz]
4
Min. operating temperature [°C]
-40
Power [W]
3
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General
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Year of introduction
1998
Integration
Depth sensor, Heading sensor, ROV, Side-scan sonar, Single-beam echosounder, Sub-bottom profiler
Typical applications
Oil/mineral exploration; geophysical research; archaeology; wreck detection; object detection; UXO clearance. A versatile system that can be deployed in small inshore vessels or large bluewater survey ships
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Tow cable
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Max. length [m]
1000
Breaking strength [kg]
2500
Diameter [m]
0.01
Weight in air [kg/m]
0.044
Weight in water [kg/m]
0.044
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Software
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Supported data formats
ASCII (raw) output; Geosoft XYZ
Compatible software
SeaLINK
