Benthic habitat mapping in the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary [electronic resource] : classification of side scan sonar data from survey HMPR-108-2002-01 : version 1 / Steven S. Intelmann and G.R. Cochrane.
Describes Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary's habitat mapping program to characterize seafloor substrates within its jurisdictional boundaries. Side scan sonar images, video, bathymetry data and sedimentary samples were used to describe geological and biological aspects of habitat. Geographic information systems can be used to analyze the data, in support of conservation efforts for the area's groundfish stocks.
Electronic resources
Record details
- Physical Description: iii, 13 p. : digital, PDF file
- Publisher: Silver Spring, Md. : U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Ocean Service, [Office of Ocean and Coastal Resources Management], Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, [2006]
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "January 2006." GPO Cataloging Record Distribution Program (CRDP). Title from title screen (viewed Mar. 20, 2006). |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction -- Survey Area -- Sonar Acquisition -- Sonar data processing and image classification -- Groundtruthing -- Survey results and interpretation -- Discussion and conclusions |
| System Details Note: | Mode of access: Internet from the NOAA web site. Address as of 4/06/07: http://www.sanctuaries.nos.noaa.gov/science/conservation/pdfs/intelmann.pdf ; current access is available via PURL. |
