Benthic habitat mapping in the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary [[electronic resource] ] : classification of side scan sonar data from survey HMPR-108-2002-01 : version 1 / / Steven S. Intelmann and G.R. Cochrane

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910695748603321
• Autore: Intelmann Steven S
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Silver Spring, Md. : , : U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Ocean Service, [Office of Ocean and Coastal Resources Management], Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, , [2006]
• Descrizione fisica: iii, 13 pages : digital, PDF file
• Collana: Marine sanctuaries conservation series ; ; ONMS-06-01
• Altri autori (Persone): CochraneGuy R
• Soggetti: Ocean bottom - Washington (State) - Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary; Ocean bottom - Washington (State) - Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary - Classification - Methodology; Habitat (Ecology) - Washington (State) - Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary; Habitat (Ecology) - Washington (State) - Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary - Classification - Methodology; Sidescan sonar - Washington (State) - Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary; Spatial ecology - Washington (State) - Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary; Digital mapping
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Title from title screen (viewed Mar. 20, 2006).; "January 2006."
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction -- Survey Area -- Sonar Acquisition -- Sonar data processing and image classification -- Groundtruthing -- Survey results and interpretation -- Discussion and conclusions
• Sommario/riassunto: Describes Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary's habitat mapping program to characterize seafloor substrates within its jurisdictional boundaries. Side scan sonar images, video, bathymetry data and ; sedimentary samples were used to describe geological and biological aspects of habitat. Geographic information systems can be used to analyze the data, in support of conservation efforts for the area's groundfish stocks.