Semi-automatic analysis and interpretation of sediment profile images

Environmental Modelling and Software

Volumn 47, Issue , 2013, Pages 42-54

  Romero Ramirez, A ^a   Gremare A ^a   Desmalades, M ^b   Duchene J C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE PERPIGNAN   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ BORDEAUX 1   (France)

Author keywords

Apparent Redox Potential Discontinuity (aRPD); Sediment Profile Image (SPI); Software

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC HABITATS; ECOLOGICAL QUALITY; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESSORS; PRODELTA; REDOX POTENTIALS; SEDIMENT PROFILES; SEMI-AUTOMATICS; SURFACE SEDIMENTS;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; REDOX REACTIONS; SECONDARY BATTERIES; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

SEDIMENTS;

AUTOMATION; BENTHOS; DATABASE; ENVIRONMENTAL MODELING; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; HABITAT QUALITY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; ORGANIC CARBON; REDOX POTENTIAL; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SOFTWARE;

FRANCE; RHONE DELTA;

EID: 84879304844     PISSN: 13648152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2013.04.008     Document Type: Article

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