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Underwater magnetic sensor

Have you ever wondered how scientists study the ocean? A key tool is an underwater magnetic sensor. With these special devices, scientists are able to better understand the underwater world and protect our seas

An underwater magnetic sensor is a special tool for detecting underwater changes in the Earth's magnetic field. This is similar to how the compass works, but greatly improving it! These subsea proximity sensor sensors are constructed with materials sensitive to the faintest magnetic signatures in the water. Scientists use these sensors to study underwater terrain, ocean animals and to locate things, like ships and submarines.

How Underwater Magnetic Sensors Work

Underwater magnetic sensors operate on the principle of measuring disturbances on the Earth’s magnetic field due to objects in water. An object will disrupt the magnetic field as it moves through the water. The sensors pick up the changes and send signals — the information — to a computer, which aids scientists in interpreting the information. That underwater distance sensor data can be used to track marine animals, map out the ground in the ocean and find things lost under the sea.

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