Sightings for AN/AQS-20 Sonar Test Event - December 2013

Original provider: HDR Environmental, Operations and Construction, Inc. Dataset credits: The U.S. Navy Marine Species Monitoring Program Abstract: Aerial surveys for marine species monitoring occurred 10 through 12 December 2013 for an AN/AQS-20 (Q-20) sonar system test event. These surveys were conducted off the west coast of Florida in the Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) Study Area in the Gulf of Mexico. The Q-20 is a high-frequency active sonar (HFAS) system used in mine detection and countermeasures.原始提供方： HDR环境、运营与建筑有限公司（HDR Environmental, Operations and Construction, Inc.） 数据集署名： 美国海军海洋物种监测计划（U.S. Navy Marine Species Monitoring Program） 摘要： 2013年12月10日至12日，为配合AN/AQS-20（Q-20）声呐系统测试任务，开展了海洋物种监测航空勘测。本次勘测作业实施于墨西哥湾佛罗里达西海岸外海的海军水面作战中心巴拿马城分部（Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division，缩写NSWC PCD）研究区域内。Q-20系统为一款用于水雷探测与反制的高频主动声呐（high-frequency active sonar，HFAS）系统。