The final image uses the accepted 12 m echo and excludes the rejected 16 m echo. Exact arithmetic here means exact results for the stated model inputs; measured inputs still carry uncertainty and significant-figure limits.
highlighted = computed this step
Pair the grid with an accepted echo depth
The audit uses the accepted echo depth 12 m.
12m
A rejected echo stays outside the audit
The 16 m echo is visible as a contrast, not as the accepted source.