said method being characterized in that {TAIL ~ energy} applied to the creation of said pulses is reduced by reducing the amplitudes of {HEAD ~ the transmitted pulses} when the distance between said transducer and said surface is less than a defined distance and the amplitudes of said echo signals exceed a pre defined amplitude 
said method being characterized in that { TAIL ~ energy } applied to the creation of said pulses is reduced by reducing the amplitudes of { HEAD ~ the transmitted pulses } when the distance between said transducer and said surface is less than a defined distance and the amplitudes of said echo signals exceed a pre defined amplitude
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