APPLICATION OF A PARAMETRIC PROFILOGRAPH TO STUDY THE FINE STRUCTURE OF THE SEABED

In 2015–2016 in the area of Cape Panagia of the Taman Peninsula, employees of the Southern Federal University, together with the Russian Geographical Society, carried out archaeological research using hydroacoustic methods. In 2015 the main task of the expedition was to test and demonstrate the capabilities of the side-scan sonar of the Neman series. As a result, the underwater landscape of the area was studied and a map of the seabed was compiled. In the second year, the main task of the expedition was to test and demonstrate the capabilities of the parametric profilograph of the PGL-101 series. The article presents and discusses previously unpublished materials and results of 2016, which provide a fresh look at the capabilities of the parametric profilograph. The structure of the upper part of the sedimentary stratum lying north-west of Cape Panagia was studied in detail. The most illustrative profiling data are presented. Additionally, the data of acoustic survey of the area using side-scan sonar are presented. The necessity of using a parametric profilograph in carrying out marine geological and geomorphological studies is shown. The necessity of creating and developing new samples of domestic hydroacoustic equipment is shown. The results of the expedition can be used in carrying out a wide range of geological and geomorphological, paleogeographic, archaeological and ecological research