• DocumentCode
    2801270
  • Title

    Sea Floor Mapping using the Data of Forward Looking Sonar and Side-Scan Sonar around the Hydrothermal Sites, South Mariana Trough

  • Author

    Joshima, Masato ; Kisimoto, Kiyoyuki ; Nishimura, Kiyokazu

  • Author_Institution
    Inst. of Geol. & Geo-Inf., Tsukuba
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    17-20 April 2007
  • Firstpage
    621
  • Lastpage
    626
  • Abstract
    Processed data of the mesotech 971 forward looking sonar was successfully plotted on a map and compared with side-scan-sonar (SSS) data and color image of original forward sea floor record. The accuracy of positions by LBL acoustic system is insufficient to process the sea-floor mapping. The accuracy and density of positions controls, in other saying, decides the quality of mapped seafloor images.
  • Keywords
    bathymetry; oceanographic regions; oceanographic techniques; sonar imaging; South Mariana Trough; color image; forward looking sonar; hydrothermal site; mesotech 971; positions control; sea floor mapping; seafloor image; side-scan sonar; Color; Displays; Geology; Instruments; Magnetic heads; Position control; Remotely operated vehicles; Sea floor; Sonar; Tellurium;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Underwater Technology and Workshop on Scientific Use of Submarine Cables and Related Technologies, 2007. Symposium on
  • Conference_Location
    Tokyo
  • Print_ISBN
    1-4244-1207-2
  • Electronic_ISBN
    1-4244-1208-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/UT.2007.370825
  • Filename
    4231155