Comparison of a self-processed EM3000 multibeam echosounder dataset with a QTC view habitat mapping and a sidescan sonar imagery, Tamaki Strait, New Zealand

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 714-725

  Schimel, Alexandre C G ^a   Healy, Terry R ^a   McComb, Peter ^b   Immenga, Dirk ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^b A Division of Meteorological Service of New Zealand   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

AGDS; backscatter; MBES; reflectivity; SBES; seafloor slope; SSS; Te Matuku marine reserve; XTF

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC IMAGERY; BACKSCATTER; BATHYMETRY; DATA PROCESSING; DATA SET; ECHO SOUNDER; REFLECTIVITY; SEAFLOOR MAPPING; SOFTWARE; SONAR;

NEW ZEALAND; TAMAKI STRAIT;

EID: 77954571793     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/08-1132.1     Document Type: Article

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