Insonification orientation and its relevance for image-based classification of multibeam backscatter

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1010-1023

  McGonigle, Christopher ^a   Brown, Craig J ^a   Quinn, Rory ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Backscatter; Habitat mapping; Image based classification; Insonification orientation; Multibeam

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTER; BENTHIC ENVIRONMENT; ECHO SOUNDER; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE CLASSIFICATION; MARINE RESOURCE; MULTIBEAM SONAR; SEAFLOOR MAPPING; SOFTWARE; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; STANTON BANKS;

EID: 77953633333     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsq015     Document Type: Article

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