Measurements of density contrast and sound-speed contrast for target strength estimation of Neocalanus copepods (Neocalanus cristatus and Neocalanus plumchrus) in the North Pacific Ocean

Fisheries Science

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1377-1387

  Matsukura, Ryuichi ^a   Yasuma, Hiroki ^a   Murase, Hiroto ^b   Yonezaki, Shiroh ^b   Funamoto, Tetsuichiro ^c   Honda, Satoshi ^d   Miyashita, Kazushi ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b T   (Japan)

^c FISHERIES RESEARCH AGENCY   (Japan)

^d FISHERIES RESEARCH AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Copepod; Density contrast; Neocalanus cristatus; Neocalanus plumchrus; Signal to noise ratio; Sound speed contrast; Target strength

Indexed keywords

COPEPODA; NEOCALANUS; NEOCALANUS CRISTATUS; NEOCALANUS PLUMCHRUS;

EID: 76349088742     PISSN: 09199268     EISSN: 14442906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12562-009-0172-3     Document Type: Article

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