Calibration and quality control of multibeam hydrographic surveys: Some case studies

Hydrographic Journal

Volumn , Issue 124, 2007, Pages 11-19

  Bjørke, Jan Terje ^a,b  

^a NORWEGIAN DEFENCE RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT FFI   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; CORRELATION; DATA ACQUISITION; ECCENTRICITY; HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY; MULTIBEAM SONAR; QUALITY CONTROL; SEAFLOOR MAPPING; SHALLOW WATER; TRANSDUCER;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NORTH SEA;

EID: 34249777566     PISSN: 03097846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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