Correcting for position-related bias in estimates of the acoustic backscattering cross-section

Aquatic Living Resources

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 283-290

  Fleischman, S J ^a   Burwen, D L ^a  

^a ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydroacoustics; Measurement error; Split beam sonar; Target strength; Threshold induced bias

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034484107     PISSN: 09907440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0990-7440(00)01073-1     Document Type: Article

References (12)

1. Evaluation of side-aspect target strength and pulse width as potential hydroacoustic discriminators of fish species in rivers
2. Acoustic scattering by fish - Acoustic models and a two parameter fit
3. A comparative analysis of in situ methods for directly measuring the acoustic target strength of individual fish
4. Application of dual-beam and split-beam target tracking in fisheries acoustics
5. Observation and explanation of noise-induced split-beam angle measurement errors
6. Analysis of threshold-induced bias inherent in acoustic scattering cross-section estimates of individual fish