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Sample GGE3353 Final Questions: GGE 3353 -2001 John E. Hughes Clarke The 3353 Final on the 23rd April, which will compose 50% of the course mark, is a 3 hour long exam. In that period you will be expected to answer ~ 8 questions of a length equivalent to those you saw in the midterm (which was 4 questions in 1 hour). Given that there are no prior exams to use as a guide, I am providing a series of sample questions, similar to those that I provided for the midterm (which still remain valid). For a subset of these questions I am providing you with basic answers. The exam questions will require that you have the information requested here (the question here are direct so you know what I’m asking). The real questions may, however, be disguised in a little story, requiring you to realise what the issues are (e.g. the mid term titanic tale..). In these examples, I have covered the material that I’ve presented since the midterm and you obviously won’t get asked about everything listed here. However, you should also refer back to the mid-term sample questions for ideas on what I will ask on the first half of the term. You may assume that about ? the content of the questions will be on the first half of the term so don’t ignore that material. The questions will, however, probably be twisted towards the application of what you’ve learnt in the first half to use on the second half (e.g. refraction as it exists as a problem for oblique sounding; freq. dependence of attenuation and BS angular response as it affects swath sonar performance envelopes etc…). Bathymetric Sidescans You should be able to explain the advantages and disadvantages of two and three+ row systems. Two row, simplest. In order to have no phase ambiguity (no wraps) you have to stick with = 0.5 wavelength spacing (expand in a figure why). This results in poor angular discrimination compared to a wider element spacing (show the contribution of a random noise vector to the phasors at each r