compute_MVBS

echopype.preprocess.compute_MVBS(ds_Sv, range_meter_bin=20, ping_time_bin='20S')

Compute Mean Volume Backscattering Strength (MVBS) based on intervals of range (echo_range) and ping_time specified in physical units.

Output of this function differs from that of compute_MVBS_index_binning, which computes bin-averaged Sv according to intervals of echo_range and ping_time specified as index number.

Parameters

ds_Svxr.Dataset

dataset containing Sv and echo_range [m]

range_meter_binUnion[int, float]

bin size along echo_range in meters, default to 20

ping_time_binstr

bin size along ping_time, default to 20S

Returns

A dataset containing bin-averaged Sv