Mapping the seabed and habitats in National Marine Sanctuaries- Examples from the East, Gulf and West Coasts

Marine Technology Society Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 10-17

  Valentine, Page C ^a   Cochrane, Guy R ^a   Scanlon, Kathryn M ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOPHYSICAL PROSPECTING; MAPPING; MARINE ENGINEERING; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; UNDERWATER IMAGING;

SANCTUARIES; SEABED;

OCEAN HABITATS;

BOTTOM TOPOGRAPHY; MARINE PARK; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SEAFLOOR MAPPING; SONAR; SWATH BATHYMETRY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0042632586     PISSN: 00253324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4031/002533203787537465     Document Type: Article

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