Exploiting environmental information for improved underwater target classification in sonar imagery

DP Williams, E Fakiris - IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In many remote-sensing applications, measured data are a strong function of the
environment in which they are collected. This paper introduces a new context-dependent …

A bathymetry-and reflectivity-based approach for seafloor segmentation

G Masetti, LA Mayer, LG Ward - Geosciences, 2018 - mdpi.com
A robust and flexible technique to segment seafloor acoustic mapping data by analyzing co-
located bathymetric digital elevation models and acoustic backscatter mosaics is presented …

Seabed habitat mapping employing single and multi-beam backscatter data: A case study from the western continental shelf of India

K Haris, B Chakraborty, B Ingole, A Menezes… - Continental Shelf …, 2012 - Elsevier
Acoustic backscatter from multi-beam echo-sounder (MBES) and dual-frequency single-
beam echo-sounding systems (SBES) operable at 95kHz and 33/210kHz, respectively, were …

Multifractal approach for seafloor characterization

B Chakraborty, K Haris, G Latha… - … and Remote Sensing …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This letter involves multifractal characterization of pockmark seepage associated seafloor
along the central part of the western continental margin of India. Six representative blocks of …

Using multibeam backscatter data to investigate sediment‐acoustic relationships

Z Huang, J Siwabessy, H Cheng… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Sediment properties are known to influence acoustic backscatter intensity. This sediment‐
acoustic relationship has been investigated previously through using physical geoacoustic …

Topological acoustic sensing of ground stiffness: Presenting a potential means of sensing warming permafrost in a forest

TD Lata, PA Deymier, K Runge, R Ferrière… - Cold Regions Science …, 2022 - Elsevier
The exploitation of sound as a remote sensing platform for environmental monitoring is a
novel avenue for detecting changes in subsurface temperatures and properties in …

Model-based seafloor characterization employing multi-beam angular backscatter data—A comparative study with dual-frequency single beam

K Haris, B Chakraborty, C De… - The Journal of the …, 2011 - pubs.aip.org
Sediment geoacoustic inversion results are estimated employing a multi-beam (MB) echo-
sounding system operable at 95 kHz. To characterize the western continental shelf of India …

Simultaneous subsea gas plumes detection and positioning using a transceiver of an ultra-short baseline system

Y Wang, SH Huang, M Feng, Y Chen - IEEE Sensors Journal, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents an in-situ active acoustic detection system that can detect and locate the
subsea gas plumes simultaneously using a transceiver of an ultra-short baseline (USBL) …

A novel acoustic sediment classification method based on the k-mdoids algorithm using multibeam echosounder backscatter intensity

X Yu, J Zhai, B Zou, Q Shao, G Hou - Journal of Marine Science and …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The modern discrimination of sediment is based on acoustic intensity (backscatter)
information from high-resolution multibeam echo-sounder systems (MBES). The …

Seabed mixed sediment classification with multi-beam echo sounder backscatter data in Jiaozhou Bay

Q Tang, N Lei, J Li, Y Wu, X Zhou - Marine Georesources & …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
The multi-beam echo sounder system can not only obtain high-precision seabed bathymetry
data, but also obtain high-resolution seabed backscatter strength data. A number of studies …