Bottom Echo; Surface Noise/Aeration - Furuno FCV-582L Operator's Manual

3.4 Surface Noise/Aeration

When the waters are rough or the boat passes
over a wake, surface noise may appear near
the zero line. As surface turbulence is acous-
tically equivalent to running into a brick wall,
the bottom echo will be displayed intermit-
tently. Similar noise sometimes appears when
a water temperature difference (thermocline)
exists. Different species of fish tend to prefer
different temperature zones, so the ther-
mocline may be useful to help identify target
fish. 200 kHz tends to show shallow ther-
moclines better than 50 kHz.
In rough waters the display is occasionally in-
terrupted due to below-the-ship air bubbles
obstructing the sound path. This also occurs
when the boat makes a quick turn or reverses
movement. Lowering the picture advance
speed may reduce the interruption. However,
reconsideration of the transducer installation
may be necessary if the interruption occurs
frequently.
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Surface noise
Caused by
aerated water
Thermocline
Figure 3-4 Surface noise/aeration