Glossary

related to sound

(of minerals and other materials) formed in their present position

the measurement of depth of water in oceans, seas, or lakes.

the ability or tendency of something to float in water or other fluid

Coastal & Marine Research Centre

European Marine Sand and Gravel Group

Conductivity Temperature Depth

Irish Department of Communications, Climate Action and the Environment

European Marine Sand and Gravel Group

Alloys containing iron

relating to the physics of the earth

Geological Survey Ireland

Habitat mapping for conservation and management of the southern Irish sea

the main body of a ship or other vessel, including the bottom, sides, and deck but not the masts, superstructure, rigging, engines, and other fittings.

International Hydrographic Organization

Irish Sea Marine Aggregates Initiative

Integrated Mapping for the sustainable development of Ireland’s marine resource

Ireland, Northern Ireland and Scotland Hydrographic Survey

Irish National Seabed Survey

Irish Sea Marine Assessment

Interactive Web Data Delivery System

Joint Irish Bathymetric Survey

abbreviation for kilohertz. A unit of measurement of frequency, also known as cycles per second. One kiloHertz (kHz) is equal to 1,000 Hertz (Hz) or 1,000 cycles per second

Light Detection And Ranging

an instrument used for measuring magnetic forces, especially the earth's

Multibeam EchoSounder

Methane: Derived Authigenic Carbonates

Mapping European Seabed Habitats

Marine Institute

the study of the forms of things such as shapes and structures

strength of the acoustic signal (or return) from the seafloor. It can be used to determine the composition of the seabed

National Maritime College Cork

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

National Ocean Service

National Parks & Wildlife Service

Petroleum Affairs Division

A REST service is based on representational state transfer (REST) technology, an architectural style and approach to communications often used in web services development.

Remotely Operated Vehicle

the concentration of dissolved salts in water

Single Beam Echo Sounder

Sub Bottom Profiler

Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland

A cartographic technique that provides an apparent 3D configuration of the terrain on maps and charts by the use of graded shadows that would be cast by high ground if light was shining from a chosen direction

a device that transmits short high-pitched low frequency acoustic waves at brief intervals for purposes of detection, measurement, or identification of sub-seabed sediment structures

Hidden obstacle

Side Scan Sonar

Sound Velocity Profiles

Broad strip of an area.

a device that converts variations in a physical quantity, such as pressure or brightness, into an electrical signal, or vice versa

Web Feature Service (WFS) Interface Standard provides an interface allowing requests for geographical features across the web.

A Web Map Service (WMS) is a standard protocol developed for serving maps and data over the Internet