# compute_MVBS_index_binning

echopype.commongrid. compute_MVBS_index_binning ds_Sv range_sample_num=100 ping_num=100

Compute Mean Volume Backscattering Strength (MVBS) based on intervals of `range_sample` and ping number (`ping_num`) specified in index number.

Output of this function differs from that of `compute_MVBS`, which computes bin-averaged Sv according to intervals of range (`echo_range`) and `ping_time` specified in physical units.

Parameters

- ds_Sv : xr.Dataset

  dataset containing `Sv` and `echo_range` [m]

- range_sample_num : int

  number of samples to average along the `range_sample` dimension, default to 100

- ping_num : int

  number of pings to average, default to 100

Returns

- A dataset containing bin-averaged Sv