Computation of calibration parameters for multibeam echo sounders using the least squares method

IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 818-831

  Bjørke, Jan Terje ^a,b  

^a NORWEGIAN DEFENCE RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT FFI   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Field calibration; Least squares adjustment; Multibeam echo sounder; Seafloor modeling

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC TRANSDUCERS; BATHYMETRY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OCEANOGRAPHY; SOUNDING APPARATUS; UNDERWATER EQUIPMENT;

FIELD CALIBRATION; LEAST-SQUARES ADJUSTMENT; MULTIBEAM ECHO SOUNDERS; SEAFLOOR MODELING;

OCEAN ENGINEERING;

EID: 33144469454     PISSN: 03649059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JOE.2005.862138     Document Type: Article

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