This instrument works on essentially the same principles as echo sounder but can penetrate the bottom of the sea floor and provides more information.
A. seismic reflection profiler
B. sonar profiler
C. multibeam sonar
D. single beam sonar
E. seismic refraction profiler
Answer: A
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