Calibration techniques and sampling resolution requirements for groundtruthing multibeam acoustic backscatter (EM3000) and QTC VIEW™ classification technology

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 447-458

  Sutherland, T F ^a   Galloway, J ^b   Loschiavo, R ^b   Levings, C D ^a   Hare, R ^b  

^a FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

^b Institut Maurice Lamontagne   (Canada)

Author keywords

acoustic survey; aquaculture; groundtruthing; multibeam backscatter; QTC VIEW ; sediment porosity; sulfur

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE; BACKSCATTER; CALIBRATION; GRAIN SIZE; MULTIBEAM SONAR; POROSITY; SAMPLING; SEAFLOOR; SEDIMENT PROPERTY; SULFUR; SURVEY;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; BROUGHTON ARCHIPELAGO; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 35549001284     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2007.05.045     Document Type: Article

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