Correlation of sidescan backscatter with grain size distribution of surficial seabed sediments

Marine Geology

Volumn 214, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 431-449

  Collier, J S ^a   Brown, C J ^b,c  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH MARINE INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Artificial reef; RoxAnn; Seabed properties; Sediment classification; Sidescan sonar

Indexed keywords

GRAZING ANGLE; SEABEDS; SIDESCAN BACKSCATTER;

ACOUSTICS; BACKSCATTERING; CORRELATION METHODS; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; REEFS;

SEDIMENTS;

ARTIFICIAL REEF; GRAIN SIZE; MARINE SEDIMENT; SIDESCAN SONAR; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 15944405034     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2004.11.011     Document Type: Article

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