4.9.9.5 Side-Scan Sonar, Sidescan Sonar, Analysis, Use

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Sonar. Side-Scan Sonar. Underwater.
See also Acoustic, Sonar Sensors for Range, Underwater Acoustic Sensing.
See also ATR -- Sonar, Acoustic, Hydrophone.

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Ma, Q.X.[Qi-Xiang], Jiang, L.Y.[Long-Yu], Yu, W.X.[Wen-Xue],
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Febriawan, H.K., Helmholz, P., Parnum, I.M.,
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Al-Rawi, M.S., Galdrán, A., Yuan, X., Eckert, M., Martinez, J.F., Elmgren, F., Cürüklü, B., Rodriguez, J., Bastos, J., Pinto, M.,
Intensity normalization of sidescan sonar imagery,
IPTA16(1-6)
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regression analysis BibRef

Liu, C.Y.[Cheng-Yuan], Liu, D.D.[Dan-Dan], Zhang, M.M.[Ming-Min], Chen, B.Z.[Bao-Zhu],
Simulation of backscattering sound from submarine based on 3D-imaging sidescan sonar,
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