Analysis of swath bathymetry sonar accuracy

IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 372-390

  Bird, John S ^a   Mullins, Geoff K ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bottom estimation; Footprint shift; Interferometric sonar; Swath bathymetry

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC ARRAYS; ACOUSTIC RECEIVERS; BATHYMETRY; INTERFEROMETERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MEASUREMENT ERRORS; SONAR;

BOTTOM ESTIMATION; INTERFEROMETRIC SONAR; MULTI-ELEMENT ARRAY; SONAR ACCURACY; SWATH BATHYMETRY;

UNDERWATER EQUIPMENT;

EID: 27844543761     PISSN: 03649059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JOE.2005.850869     Document Type: Article

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