FN Archimer Export Format PT J TI Comparison of airborne lidar with echosounders: a case study in the coastal Atlantic waters of southern Europe BT AF CARRERA, Pablo CHURNSIDE, J.H. BOYRA, G MARQUES, V SCALABRIN, Carla URIARTE, A AS 1:1;2:2;3:3;4:4;5:5;6:3; FF 1:;2:;3:;4:;5:PDG-DOP-DCB-STH-LTH;6:; C1 Museo Mar Galicia, Vigo 36208, Spain. NOAA, Earth Syst Res Lab, Boulder, CO 80305 USA. Fundac AZTI, Pasaia 20110, Spain. IPIMAR, P-1400 Lisbon, Portugal. IFREMER, Lab Sete, F-34203 Sete, France. C2 MUSEO MAR GALICIA, SPAIN NOAA, USA AZTI, SPAIN IPIMAR, PORTUGAL IFREMER, FRANCE SI BREST SE PDG-DOP-DCB-STH-LTH IN WOS Ifremer jusqu'en 2018 copubli-europe copubli-int-hors-europe IF 1.469 TC 31 UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2006/publication-2139.pdf LA English DT Article CR JUVESU98 JUVESU99 SURFET BO Gwen Drez DE ;West Iberian Peninsula;Sardine;Recruitment;Echosounder;Bay of Biscay;Anchovy;Airborne lidar AB The feasibility of using airborne lidar (Light Detection and Ranging) was studied to assess the early juvenile fractions of the main pelagic fish species of the coastal Atlantic waters of southern Europe (anchovy, sardine, mackerel, and horse mackerel). Field comparisons with more established echosounder methods were undertaken in the summers of 1998 and 1999 during the recruitment period of sardine and anchovy in the selected areas, in the presence of a variety of oceanographic and environmental conditions. Backscattered energies as well as the types of target recorded by both devices were compared. The distributions of energies and the shape of the targets were generally similar for both techniques, with moderate numerical correlation between sensors, demonstrating the potential of lidar for assessment of anchovy, sardine, and juvenile mackerel. However, differences in received backscattering energy were found, especially in the presence of certain plankton assemblages (to which lidar is more sensitive) and isolated schools with large vertical dimensions (for which shadowing is more significant for light than sound). Experimental ad hoc optical reflectivity measurements of fish and plankton are proposed to discriminate these two types of targets. In addition, an improvement on lidar implementation and data processing is suggested to achieve fish abundance estimates. (c) 2006 International Council for the Exploration of the Sea. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. PY 2006 PD NOV SO ICES Journal of Marine Science SN 1054-3139 PU Elsevier VL 63 IS 9 UT 000242375100017 BP 1736 EP 1750 DI 10.1016/j.icesjms.2006.07.004 ID 2139 ER EF