HYDROACOUSTICS
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The statistics of fish echo traces - models and validation

pp. 155-160, vol. 3, 2000

Marek Moszynski
Technical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland

Andrzej Stepnowski
Technical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland

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Abstract: Beam pattern probability density function (PDF) plays important role in indirect fish target strength estimation methods as it constitutes the kernel of any form of a "single-beam integral equation" that should be solved for unknown target strength PDP. Typically, the beam pattern PDF is calculated under the assumption of uniform spatial distribution of fish targets in beam pattern cross-section. However, in some cases this assumption can not be justified due to fish or vessel movement, and different number of fish echoes in fish traces. In the paper, two different models of fish traces statistics were investigated: one assuming the vessel movement with stationary fish and the other with stationary vessel and moving fish. Both approaches were modelled numerically and later verified experimentally using data obtained from a dual-beam system.

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