<div class="cbp-l-inline"><img src="/explorations/10sanandreas/logs/media/backscatter-800.jpg" alt="Dr. Chris Goldfinger, project PI, watches the multibeam screen as data returns in near-real time. Bathymetric and backscatter data obtained from multibeam sonar are used to determine seafloor depth as well as indicators of the type of sediment (hard or soft bottom) that is below." title="Chris Goldfinger"></div><div class="cbp-l-inline-below"><div class="cbp-l-inline-title"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-picture" aria-hidden="true"></span>&nbsp;Chris Goldfinger</div><div class="cbp-l-inline-subtitle"><em>Image courtesy of San Andreas Fault 2010 Expedition, NOAA-OER.</em> <a href="/explorations/10sanandreas/logs/sept21/media/backscatter-800.jpg.jpg" download>Download image (jpg, 136 KB).</a></div><div class="cbp-l-inline-desc"><p>Dr. Chris Goldfinger, project PI, watches the multibeam screen as data returns in near-real time. Bathymetric and backscatter data obtained from multibeam sonar are used to determine seafloor depth as well as indicators of the type of sediment (hard or soft bottom) that is below.</p></div><div class="cbp-l-inline-view-wrap"><a href="/explorations/10sanandreas/logs/sept21/sept21.html" class="cbp-l-inline-view">Learn more</a></div></div>