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PT J
TI Recommendations for improved and coherent acquisition and processing of backscatter data from seafloor-mapping sonars
BT 
AF LAMARCHE, Geoffroy
   LURTON, Xavier
AS 1:1;2:2;
FF 1:;2:PDG-DFO-NSE-ASTI;
C1 NIWA, 301 Evans Bay Parade, Wellington 6021, New Zealand.
   IFREMER, CS 10070, F-29280 Plouzane, France.
C2 NIWA, NEW ZEALAND
   IFREMER, FRANCE
SI BREST
SE PDG-DFO-NSE-ASTI
IN WOS Ifremer jusqu'en 2018
   copubli-int-hors-europe
IF 1.471
TC 47
UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00385/49655/50179.pdf
LA English
DT Article
DE ;Multibeam echosounders;Calibration;Reflectivity;Mapping;Seafloor
AB Multibeam echosounders are becoming widespread for the purposes of seafloor bathymetry mapping, but the acquisition and the use of seafloor backscatter measurements, acquired simultaneously with the bathymetric data, are still insufficiently understood, controlled and standardized. This presents an obstacle to well-accepted, standardized analysis and application by end users. The Marine Geological and Biological Habitat Mapping group (Geohab.org) has long recognized the need for better coherence and common agreement on acquisition, processing and interpretation of seafloor backscatter data, and established the Backscatter Working Group (BSWG) in May 2013. This paper presents an overview of this initiative, the mandate, structure and program of the working group, and a synopsis of the BSWG Guidelines and Recommendations to date. The paper includes (1) an overview of the current status in sensors and techniques available in seafloor backscatter data from multibeam sonars; (2) the presentation of the BSWG structure and results; (3) recommendations to operators, end-users, sonar manufacturers, and software developers using sonar backscatter for seafloor-mapping applications, for best practice methods and approaches for data acquisition and processing; and (4) a discussion on the development needs for future systems and data processing. We propose for the first time a nomenclature of backscatter processing levels that affords a means to accurately and efficiently describe the data processing status, and to facilitate comparisons of final products from various origins. 
PY 2018
PD JUL
SO Marine Geophysical Research
SN 0025-3235
PU Springer
VL 39
IS 1-2
UT 000430016500002
BP 5
EP 22
DI 10.1007/s11001-017-9315-6
ID 49655
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