A Novel Acoustic Sediment Classification Method Based on the K-Mdoids Algorithm Using Multibeam Echosounder Backscatter Intensity

Delft University of Technology Performance of Multibeam Echosounder Backscatter-Based Classification for Monitoring Sediment Distributions Using Multitemporal Large-Scale Ocean Data Sets

Multispectral Acoustic Backscatter from Multibeam, Improved Classification Potential

Most multibeams today provide a measure of the received seabed backscatter intensity. With proper radiometric and geometric reduction, the seabed backscatter strength and its angular variation may be derived, which can then be used to attempt seabed classification. Most multibeams, however, are monochromatic in the sense that they transmit using a single center frequency (even if with some puls...

Automatic Statistical Processing of Multibeam Echosounder Data

This paper presents the CUBE (Combined Uncertainty and Bathymetry Estimator) algorithm. Our aim is to take advantage of statistical redundancy in dense Multibeam Echosounder data to identify outliers while tracking the uncertainty associated with the estimates that we make of the true depth in the survey area. We recognize that a completely automatic system is improbable, but propose that signi...

The Development of the Multibeam Echosounder: A Historical Account

me first paper on narrow-beam echosounding was published in 1960. Since then, the advantages of the principle of multibeam swath bathymetry for seabed mapping have been recognized by many institutions working in the field of underwater area mapping. We intend to review some of the developments the multibcam cchosoundcr has undergone in order to better understand the challenges facing the field ...

Development of a Method for the Estimation of Multibeam Echosounder Measurement Accuracy

This article presents a method developed for the estimation of measurement error values (and their distribution) that occur in the process of marine sounding by a multibeam echosounder. The method, based on real data obtained in a specific marine environment, yields much more precise information on measuring instrument accuracy. The author also describes research done on a test set of more than...