A Bayesian approach to seafloor classification using multi-beam echo-sounder backscatter data

Applied Acoustics

Volumn 70, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1258-1268

  Simons, Dick G ^a   Snellen, Mirjam ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Backscatter; Bayesian decision rule; Benthic habitat mapping; Cleaver bank; Multi beam echo sounder; Seafloor classification; Stanton bank

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTER; BAYESIAN DECISION RULE; BENTHIC HABITAT MAPPING; CLEAVER BANK; MULTI-BEAM ECHO-SOUNDER; SEAFLOOR CLASSIFICATION; STANTON BANK;

ACOUSTIC DEVICES; BAYESIAN NETWORKS; ECOLOGY; OCEAN HABITATS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; REMOTE SENSING;

BACKSCATTERING;

EID: 67349211796     PISSN: 0003682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apacoust.2008.07.013     Document Type: Article

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