THE HANDBOOK OF SIDESCAN SONAR
Philippe Blondel
The Handbook of Sidescan Sonar describes the most up-to-date methods
of mapping the sea floor. The book explains how to interpret sidescan
sonar imagery and bathymetry. It shows the most recent advances, both
in the technology and in the knowledge of marine structures, and
provides a help to interpretation and decision-making.
In addition, the Handbook presents seafloor structures previously
unpublished and important for new studies of the environment and
coastal regions. These include new high-resolution sonar images of
cold-water coral reefs, gas seepage and pockmarks, mines, shipwrecks,
cables and harbour obstacles.
This unique book forms a single source of reference covering all the
stages of data acquisition, processing and interpretation. It covers
all environments found on Earth, from the deepest to the shallowest,
and presents examples from all sorts of sonar instruments.
Table of Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
List of figures
List of tables
List of abbreviations and acronyms
- Introduction
- Acoustic signals and data acquisition
- Imagery and bathymetry
- Sidescan sonar data processing
- Spreading and subduction
- Abyssal basins and the polar seas
- Continental margins
- Shallow-water environments
- Man-made structures
- Anomalies and artifacts
- Computer-assisted interpretation
- Conclusion
References
Index
Extent: 352 pages, 8-page colour section
Binding: Hardback
Published: 2009
ISBN: 978-3-540-42641-7
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