Survey report of NOAA Ship McArthur II cruises AR-04-04, AR-05-05 and AR-06-03
Subtitle: habitat classification of side scan sonar imagery in support of deep-sea coral/sponge explorations at the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary
By: Steven S. Intelmann ... [et al.].
Contributors: National Marine Sanctuary Program (U.S.)
Series: Marine sanctuaries conservation series -- ONMS-07-01; Marine sanctuaries conservation series -- ONMS-07-01.
Publisher: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Ocean Service, National Marine Sanctuary Program
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Silver Spring, Md
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 50
Subjects: Habitat surveys; Habitat (Ecology); Classification; Benthic animals; Habitat; Coral reef ecology; Coral reefs and islands; Sidescan sonar; Digital mapping; Environmental conditions; Methodology; McArthur II (Ship)
Description: Provides a description of the habitat mapping and groundtruthing efforts from side scan sonar surveys conducted in May 2004, June 2005, and April 2006 aboard the NOAA Ship McArthur II to obtain imagery of the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary seafloor. Images were obtained in support of broader habitat mapping coverage of sanctuary waters, and to help delineate locations of suitable deep-sea coral/sponge habitat for revisiting and resurveying in more detail on subsequent cruises. Imagery was integrated with complementary data from a towed camera sled, ROVs, sedimentary samples, and bathymetry records to describe geological and biological aspects of habitat, and was used to create a preliminary map of various habitat polygon features for use in a geographical information system.
Notes: Title from title screen (viewed on May 13, 2011).

Includes bibliographical references (p. 17-19).

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Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Survey area; title: Sonar acquisition and data logging; title: Sonar data processing and image classification; title: Groundtruthing; title: Survey results and interpretatation; title: Summary; title: Acknowledgments; title: References; title: Appendix 1. Isis processing parameters; title: Appendix 2. Side scan sonar imagery; title: Appendix 3. Habitat attribute classification polygons; title: Appendix 4. Habitat attribute classification tables.