Observations on the scattering layers over the continental shelf off Konkan coast (India)

Abstract

The echograms obtained by R.V. "varuna" using asdic during the September, 1963 cruise are analysed. Scattering layers observed over the shelf area, off Ratnagiri, are examined and studied in relation to the thermocline layer present. Comparison of the reflections from the layers in the thermocline region with similar observation in the North Sea has indicated that the layers are not directly due to the physical discontinuity