SONAR (sound operation navigation and range) 聲納水底聲波探測器

SONAR (sound operation navigation and range)
繁:聲納水底聲波探測器
简:声纳水底声波探测器

美軍的海底探測器是用以收集海水鹽度、溫度和清晰度等海洋數據,這些因素均會影響聲音在海底的傳送,有關數據有助調整美軍的聲納設定。

【南海風波】中國扣留美軍水底探測器 美方︰提外交抗議要求歸還(2016年12月17日)。香港蘋果日報,取自http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/realtime/international/20161217/56058426

Such data can help inform US military sonar data, since sound is affected by such factors.

China seizes US underwater drone in South China Sea. (2016, December 17). South China Morning Post. Retrieved from http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/2055315/china-seizes-us-underwater-drone-south-china-sea