Mapping seabed biotopes using sidescan sonar in regions of heterogeneous substrata: Case study east of the Isle of Wight, English Channel

Underwater Technology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 27-36

  Brown, C J ^a   Hewer, A J ^b   Limpenny, D S ^b   Cooper, K M ^b   Rees, H L ^b   Meadows, W J ^b  

^a SCOTTISH MARINE INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAPPING; OCEAN HABITATS; OPTICAL SYSTEMS; SAMPLING; SEDIMENTS; SONAR; STATISTICAL METHODS;

BIOTOPES; OPTICAL TECHNIQUES; REMOTE SENSING TECHNIQUES;

MARINE BIOLOGY;

ACOUSTIC METHOD; BIOTOPE; REMOTE SENSING; SEAFLOOR MAPPING; SONAR IMAGERY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; ISLE OF WIGHT; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 5444223468     PISSN: 01410814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3723/175605404783101558     Document Type: Article

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