Two methods to improve the accuracy of target-strength estimates for horizontal beaming

Fisheries Research

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 324-331

  Rakowitz, Georg ^a   Herold, Wolfgang ^b   Fesl, Christian ^a   Keckeis, Hubert ^a   Kubečka, Jan ^c   Balk, Helge ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b Innovest   (Austria)

^c INSTITUTE OF MATHEMATICS   (Czech Republic)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cyprinids; Flash effect; Horizontal beaming; Shallow water acoustics; Side aspect; Target strength variability

Indexed keywords

CHONDROSTOMA NASUS; CYPRINIDAE;

EID: 49949097681     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2008.06.005     Document Type: Article

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