Echo sounder

Japanese: echo sounder(英語表記)echosounder
Echo sounder

...However, this method had some drawbacks, such as the time it took to measure the depths of the ocean, the wires stretching due to currents in the ocean waters making the measurements inaccurate, and the fact that measurements could not be made while sailing. After World War I, echo sounders were used, which solved these drawbacks. These emit a pulse signal from the bottom of the ship, receive the reflected sound from the ocean floor, measure the time it takes for the sound to reach the bottom, and calculate the distance from the ship to the ocean floor by measuring the vertical distribution of the speed of sound.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "echo sounder" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…しかしこの方法では深海の測定に時間がかかること,海水中の流れのためにワイヤがのびて測定が不正確になること,また航行しながらは測定できないことなどの欠点があった。第1次大戦以後はこの欠点を解決した音響測深器echo sounderが使われる。これは船底からパルス信号音を発し海底からの反射音を受信してその到達時間を測定し,音速の鉛直分布を測定して船から海底までの距離を計算する。…

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