Bottom sediement classification by using the multibeam echo sounder data is a topic of interest to marine geologist, and is also a research hotspot of application of multibeam echo sounder data.

• 摘要利用声反向散射数据作海底沉积物分类，是海洋地质学家感兴趣的话题，也是目前多波束声纳应用的一个研究热点。