Automated Filtering of Multibeam Water-Column Data to Detect Relative Abundance of Giant Kelp (<i>Macrocystis pyrifera</i>)

Modern multibeam echosounders can record backscatter data returned from the water above the seafloor. These water-column data can potentially be used to detect and map aquatic vegetation such as kelp, and thus contribute to improving marine habitat mapping. However, the strong sidelobe interference...

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Published in:	Remote Sensing
Main Authors:	Alexandre C. G. Schimel, Craig J. Brown, Daniel Ierodiaconou
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2020-04-01
Subjects:	multibeam sonar multibeam echosounder water-column data specular artefact seabed mapping benthic habitat
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/12/9/1371