Intercalibration method for underwater three-dimensional mapping laser line scan systems

Applied Optics

Volumn 40, Issue 33, 2001, Pages 5991-6004

  Moore, Karl D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRY; LASER BEAMS; MAPPING; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; SIGNAL RECEIVERS;

LASER SCANNER SYSTEMS;

SCANNING;

EID: 0001212327     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.40.005991     Document Type: Article

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