% Plots depth section
%
% Input parameters:
%   x - distance coordinates for the section 
%   z - depth coordinates for the section 
%   section - trace section as returned by 'reflection()' or 'scattering_ellipse()' 

function plot_Zsection(x,z,section,X_axis_label,linestyle)

    % scale the section for convenient viewing
    
  section = section / max(max(section))*range(x)/length(x);
  
  clf
  hold on
  
%      # plot traces one by one, vertically, downward
 
  set(gca,'YDir','reverse');  % reverse the vertical axis
  xlabel(X_axis_label);
  ylabel('Depth (m)');

  for i=1:size(section,2)
    
    plot(section(:,i)+x(i),z,'b-');
      
  end  
  
end