The progression and impact of the latest generation of multibeam acoustics upon multidisciplinary hydrographic-based applications

Underwater Technology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 151-160

  Malzone, C ^a   Lockhart, D ^b   Meurling, T ^a   Baldwin, M ^a  

^a The RESON Group   (United States)

^b Fugro Geoteam Limited   (United States)

Author keywords

Bathymetry data; Footprint time series; Hydrographic based applications; Multibeam echo sounder (MBES); Multidisciplinary applications; Sonar systems

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC ARRAYS; ACOUSTICS; BACKSCATTERING; BIOMASS; CONFORMAL MAPPING; DATA ACQUISITION; DATA PROCESSING; ECOLOGY; EROSION; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; NAVIGATION; OCEAN HABITATS; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; POWER GENERATION; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTATION; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; SOIL MECHANICS; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ADDITIONAL DATA; BEAM INTENSITIES; COASTAL EROSION; DATA VOLUMES; DATAGRAMS; DEEP WATERS; DERIVED PRODUCTS; ECHO SOUNDING; HABITAT MAPPING; INTERNATIONAL HYDROGRAPHIC ORGANIZATION (IHO); MULTIBEAM (CO); MULTIBEAM ECHOSOUNDER (MBE); MULTIPLE FREQUENCIES; NOISE RATIOS; POST PROCESSING TECHNIQUES; PROCESSING FUNCTIONALITY; PROCESSING POWER; SAMPLING RATE (SR); SEA FLOORS; SYSTEM RESOLUTION; TIME SERIES; TRANSPORT STUDIES;

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYS;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ACOUSTICS; BATHYMETRIC SURVEY; DATA ACQUISITION; ECHO SOUNDING; HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY; MULTIBEAM SONAR; SEAFLOOR MAPPING; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO;

EID: 48049083355     PISSN: 01410814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3723/ut.27.151     Document Type: Article

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