Which outcome occurs when a submerged sonar transducer exceeds its operating frequency?

💡 Explanation

Decreased beamforming precision occurs because exceeding the operating frequency introduces higher-order modes causing **modal dispersion**. This degrades signal coherence and therefore reduces precision, rather than enhancing signals which would require different conditions.

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