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<p><b>Echo sounding</b> or <b>depth sounding</b> is the use of <a href="page.php?w=sonar">sonar</a> for <a href="page.php?w=ranging">ranging</a>, normally to determine the <a href="page.php?w=depth_%28coordinate%29">depth</a> of water (<a href="page.php?w=bathymetry">bathymetry</a>). It involves transmitting acoustic waves into water and recording the time interval between emission and return of a pulse; the resulting <a href="page.php?w=time_of_flight">time of flight</a>, along with knowledge of the <a href="page.php?w=speed_of_sound">speed of sound</a></p><p>
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