Keywords: multibeam sonar multibeamsonar sonar multibeam seafloor caribbean mapping caribbeanmapping technology noaa ocean science oceanscience national ocean service nationaloceanservice ocean biogeography coral coral reefs coralreefs fish u.s. virgin islands usvirginislands NOAA acoustic mapping specialist Will Sauter processes and interprets multibeam sonar backscatter. Backscatter is the amount of sound returned from the seafloor and can tell researchers how hard, soft, rough, or smooth the seafloor is. Learn more: oceanservice.noaa.gov/caribbean-mapping/ NOAA acoustic mapping specialist Will Sauter processes and interprets multibeam sonar backscatter. Backscatter is the amount of sound returned from the seafloor and can tell researchers how hard, soft, rough, or smooth the seafloor is. Learn more: oceanservice.noaa.gov/caribbean-mapping/ |