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Seafloor Mapping along Continental Shelves

Research and Techniques for Visualizing Benthic Environments

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  • © 2016

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Editors:
  1. Charles W. Finkl

    1. Coastal Education & Research Foundation, Fletcher, USA

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  2. Christopher Makowski

    1. Coastal Education & Research Foundation, Coconut Creek, USA

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  • Covers a unique collection of seafloor mapping techniques
  • Provides an overview of methods and technologies for mapping benthic habitats
  • Presents latest advances in seabed imaging
  • Highlights modern procedures of communicating results of seafloor mapping on continental shelves
  • Summarizes the state-of-the-art in visualizing the nature of seabeds on continental shelves

Part of the book series: Coastal Research Library (COASTALRL, volume 13)

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Historical Development of Seafloor Mapping and Survey

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. History of Modern Seafloor Mapping

      • Christopher Makowski, Charles W. Finkl
      Pages 3-49

  3. Environmental/Biological Survey of Coastal and Shelf Environments

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 51-51
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    2. Emerging Mapping Techniques for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs)

      • Vanessa L. Lucieer, Alexander L. Forrest
      Pages 53-67

    3. Remote Sensing Technologies for the Assessment of Marine and Coastal Ecosystems

      • Francisco Gutierres, Ana Cláudia Teodoro, Eusébio Reis, Carlos Neto, José Carlos Costa
      Pages 69-104

    4. A Review of Remote Sensing Techniques for the Visualization of Mangroves, Reefs, Fishing Grounds, and Molluscan Settling Areas in Tropical Waters

      • Thankam Theresa Paul, A. Dennis, Grinson George
      Pages 105-123

    5. Remote Sensing of Submerged Aquatic Vegetation

      • Victor V. Klemas
      Pages 125-140

    6. Combining Cetacean Soundscape Ecology and Niche Modeling to Contribute in the Mapping of the Brazilian Continental Shelf

      • Marcos R. Rossi-Santos, Guilherme de Oliveira
      Pages 141-166

  4. Physical Surveys of Coasts and Seafloor Exploration on Continental Shelves

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 167-167
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    2. Global Overview of Continental Shelf Geomorphology Based on the SRTM30_PLUS 30-Arc Second Database

      • Peter T. Harris, Miles Macmillan-Lawler
      Pages 169-190

    3. Seismic Profiling of the Seabottoms for Shallow Geological and Geotechnical Investigations

      • Leszek J. Kaszubowski
      Pages 191-243

    4. Using Multibeam and Sidescan Sonar to Monitor Aggregate Dredging

      • Dafydd Lloyd Jones, Robert Langman, Ian Reach, John Gribble, Nigel Griffiths
      Pages 245-259

    5. Landscape-Level Imaging of Benthic Environments in Optically-Deep Waters

      • Roy A. Armstrong
      Pages 261-272

    6. Terrestrial Laser Scanner Techniques for Enhancement in Understanding of Coastal Environments

      • I. Fairley, T. Thomas, M. Phillips, D. Reeve
      Pages 273-289

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 291-293
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This university-level reference work covers a range of remote sensing techniques that are useful for mapping and visualizing benthic environments on continental shelves. Chapters focus on overviews of the history and future of seafloor mapping techniques, cartographical visualisation and communication of seafloor mapping, and practical applications of new technologies. Seabed mapping is referenced by high-resolution seismic methods, sidescan sonar, multibeam bathymetry, satellite imagery, LiDAR, acoustic backscatter techniques, and soundscape ecology monitoring, use of autonomous underwater vehicles, among other methods. The wide breadth of subjects in this volume provides diversified coverage of seafloor imaging. This collection of modern seafloor mapping techniques summarizes the state of the art methods for mapping continental shelves.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Coastal Education & Research Foundation, Fletcher, USA

    Charles W. Finkl

  • Coastal Education & Research Foundation, Coconut Creek, USA

    Christopher Makowski

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