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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11401/76225
dc.description.sponsorshipThis work is sponsored by the Stony Brook University Graduate School in compliance with the requirements for completion of degree.en_US
dc.formatMonograph
dc.format.mediumElectronic Resourceen_US
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherThe Graduate School, Stony Brook University: Stony Brook, NY.
dc.typeThesis
dcterms.abstractAs coastal populations grow, there is an increasing need for better spatial management of the seafloor. Multibeam backscatter data can be a powerful tool for habitat mapping and segmenting large areas of the seabed, based on similar physical characteristics. In order to increase the effectiveness of backscatter data sets, MBES data from the Peconic Estuary, NY, is reprocessed using newly developed software. These mosaics are less noisy compared to prior results. The relationship between grain size and backscatter is found to have a good correlation in the Peconic Estuary and a simple regression is used to predict mean phi size based on backscatter. ARA results are examined and found to have a weak correlation with grain size compared to backscatter. Overall this study hopes to provide tools to improve the ability to classify areas of the seafloor in the Peconic Estuary.
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dcterms.contributorBokuniewicz, Henry Jen_US
dcterms.contributorCerrato, Roberten_US
dcterms.contributorFlood, Roger.en_US
dcterms.creatorWhite, Michael Patrick
dcterms.dateAccepted2017-09-20T16:49:44Z
dcterms.dateSubmitted2017-09-20T16:49:44Z
dcterms.descriptionDepartment of Marine and Atmospheric Science.en_US
dcterms.extent72 pg.en_US
dcterms.formatMonograph
dcterms.formatApplication/PDFen_US
dcterms.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/11401/76225
dcterms.issued2015-12-01
dcterms.languageen_US
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dcterms.publisherThe Graduate School, Stony Brook University: Stony Brook, NY.
dcterms.subjectMarine geology
dcterms.subjectbackscatter, grain size, multibeam
dcterms.titleMarine Acoustics and Habitat Mapping in the Peconic Estuary, NY
dcterms.typeThesis


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