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2020
M. Smith, Masetti, G., Mayer, L. A., Malik, M. A., Augustin, J. - M., Poncelet, C., and Parnum, I., “Open Backscatter Toolchain (OpenBST) - A Community-Vetted Workflow for Backscatter Processing”, 2020 Canadian Hydrographic Conference. Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, 2020.PDF icon chc2020_openbst_abstract.pdf (291.51 KB)
2018
S. M. Steele and Lyons, A. P., “End-fire Synthetic Aperture Sonar for Seafloor Volume Scattering Studies”, The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, p. Minneapolis Minnesota, 2018.
S. M. Steele and Lyons, A. P., “An Experimental Test of End-Fire Synthetic Aperture Sonar for Sediment Acoustics Studies”, 176th Meeting Acoustical Society of America. p. Victoria, BC, Canada, 2018.
2017
G. Masetti, Calder, B. R., and Mayer, L. A., “How to Improve the Quality and the Reproducibility for Acoustic Seafloor Characterization”, GeoHab 2017. p. Nova Scotia, Canada, 2017.PDF icon geohab_2017_abstracts.pdf (2.33 MB)
G. Masetti, Calder, B. R., and Hughes Clarke, J. E., “Methods for Artifact Identification and Reduction in Acoustic Backscatter Mosaicking”, 2017 U.S. Hydro Conference. The Hydrographic Society of America, Galveston, TX, 2017.PDF icon Us_hydro_2017_-_Masetti_-_Artifact_reduction_in_mosaics.pdf (1.38 MB)
2015
J. L. Pirtle, Weber, T. C., Wilson, C. D., and Rooper, C. N., “Assessment of Trawlable and Untrawlable Seafloor Using Multibeam-Derived Metrics”, Methods in Oceanography, vol. 12. Elsevier, pp. 18–35, 2015.PDF icon pirtle-weber-methods-oceanography-05-2015.pdf (1.34 MB)
T. C. Weber and Ward, L. G., “Observations of Backscatter from Sand and Gravel Seafloors Between 170 and 250 kHz”, The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, vol. 138. Acoustical Society of America, pp. 2169–2180, 2015.PDF icon weber-ward-acoustical-society-2015.pdf (2.89 MB)
2012
T. Hubble, Yu, P., Airey, D., Clarke, S., Boyd, R., Keene, J., Exon, N., and Gardner, J. V., “Physical Properties and Age of Continental Slope Sediments Dredged from the East Australian Continental Margin - Implications for Timing of Slope Failure”, 11th International Symposium on Landslides. Banff, Alberta, Canada, 2012.
G. Masetti and Calder, B. R., “Remote identification of a shipwreck site from MBES backscatter”, Journal of Environmental Management, vol. 111. Elsevier, http://ees.elsevier.com/jema/, pp. 44-52, 2012.
A. Morris, Pe'eri, S., Clyde, W. C., and Ackerman, S., “Seafloor Characterization of the Merrimack River Ebb Tidal Delta”, GSA 47th Annual Meeting - Northeastern Section. Hartford, CT, 2012.
S. Clarke, Hubble, T., Airey, D., Yu, P., Boyd, R., Keene, J., Exon, N., and Gardner, J. V., “Submarine Landslides on the Upper Southeast Australian Passive Continental Margin – Preliminary Findings”, 11th International Symposium on Landslides. Banff, Alberta, Canada, 2012.
2011
Y. Rzhanov, Fonseca, L., and Mayer, L. A., “Construction of seafloor thematic maps from multibeam acoustic backscatter angular response data”, Computers and Geosciences Journal. Elsevier, Cambridge, MA, USA, 2011.
G. Masetti, Trucco, A., and Sacile, R., “Correzioni geometriche e radiometriche applicabili a valori di backscatter raccolti con sistemi MBES Kongsberg EM 3002”, 15th CONFERENZA NAZIONALE ASITA 2011. Reggia di Colorno, ITA, 2011.PDF icon Masetti_Correzioni_geometriche_e_radiometriche.pdf (1.03 MB)
S. Ackerman, Pe'eri, S., Bernhardt, W., Andrews, B., and Gardner, J. V., “Fine-scale sediment distribution at the mouth of the Merrimack River”, Coastal Geotools 2011. Myrtle Beach, SC, USA, 2011.
S. Pe'eri, Ackerman, S., Guilford, J., Gardner, J. V., and Morris, A., “Ground truth operation for seafloor characterization”, Coastal Geotools 2011. Myrtle Beach, SC, USA, 2011.
G. Masetti, Sacile, R., and Trucco, A., “Remote characterization of seafloor adjacent to shipwrecks using mosaicking and analysis of backscatter response”, Italian Journal of Remote Sensing, vol. 43. Italian Society of Remote Sensing, pp. 77-92, 2011.PDF icon Masetti_et_al_2011_ItJRS_VOL43(2)_077_092.pdf (1.5 MB)
2010
L. Cocchi, Muccini, F., Carmisciano, C., Vagni, R., and Masetti, G., “Acquisizione marina dell’alto strutturale del Mt. Vercelli (Mar Tirreno Centrale) e del golfo di Napoli: descrizione dei rilievi e primi risultati”, GNGTS National Conference, vol. 3. Prato, Italy, Italy, pp. 517-518, 2010.PDF icon Masetti_2010_3.2_cocchi.pdf (222.04 KB)
G. Masetti, Sacile, R., and Trucco, A., “Caratterizzazione remota del fondale marinotramite analisi e mosaicatura del backscatter”, Atti 14a Conferenza ASITA. Brescia, Brescia, Italy, pp. 1275-1280, 2010.PDF icon Masetti_2010_backscatter_295.pdf (611.46 KB)
2009
T. C. Weber, Clark, T. J., and Wilson, C. D., “Simultaneous Water Column and Seafloor Mapping with the Simard ME70”, FEMME - Kongsberg (users conference). Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal, 2009.
T. C. Weber, Clark, T. J., and Doucet, M., “ME70 Seafloor Characterization and 4D Water Column Visualization”, ICES Working Group on Fisheries Acoustics, Science and Technology. Ancona, Ancona, Italy, 2009.
R. E. Grizzle, Malik, M. A., and Ward, L. G., “High-resolution Seafloor Mapping and an Assessment of the Effectiveness of the Western Gulf of Maine Closure Area (WGOMCA)”, Workshop on Integrating Seafloor Mapping and an Assessment of the Effectiveness of the Western Gulf of Maine. Portland, ME, USA, 2009.
L. Fonseca, Brown, C., Calder, B. R., Mayer, L. A., and Rzhanov, Y., “Angular Range Analysis of Acoustic Themes from Stanton Banks Ireland: A Link Between Visual Interpretation and Multibeam Echosounder Angular Signatures”, ACM Transactions on Applied Perception (TAP), vol. 70. Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), New York, NY, USA, pp. 1298-1304, 2009.PDF icon Fonseca_2009_AA_Angular_range_analysis_of_acoustic_themes_from_Stanton_Banks_Ireland.pdf (2.61 MB)
L. Fonseca, Rzhanov, Y., McGonigle, C., and Brown, C., “Automatic Construction of Acoustic Themes for Benthic Habitat Mapping at Stanton Banks, UK”, GeoHab. Trondheim, Trondheim, Norway, 2009.
2008
L. Hatch, Clark, C., Merrick, R., Van Parijs, S., Ponirakis, D., Schwehr, K., Thompson, M. A., and Wiley, D. N., “Characterizing the Relative Contributions of Large Vessels to Total Ocean Noise Fields: A Case Study Using the Gerry E. Studds Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary”, Environmental Management, vol. 42. Springer Publisher, New York, NY, USA, pp. 735-752, 2008.PDF icon Hatch_08_EM_Characterizing_contributions_of_vessels_to_ocean_noise_Stellwagen.pdf (715.69 KB)
2007
A. P. Lyons and Weber, T. C., “A multibeam sonar survey for benthic lake habitat: Assessing the impact of invasive mussels in Seneka Lake, New York”, Underwater Acoustic Measurements: Technologies & Results (UAM). Heraklion, Crete, Greece, pp. 0-0, 2007.
C. J. Vorosmarty, Ericson, J. P., Dingman, S. L., and Ward, L. G., “Future impacts of fresh water resource management: sensitivity of coastal deltas”, International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS), vol. 314. Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark, pp. 231-238, 2007.
L. Soares Rosa, “Seafloor Characterization of the Historic Area Remediation Site Using Angular Range Analysis”, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, 2007.PDF icon soares-rosa-luis-thesis.pdf (5.02 MB)
2006
L. Fonseca, “Acoustic Backscatter and Remote Seafloor Characterization”, International Marine Technicians Symposium (INMARTECH). Woods Hole, MA, USA, 2006.
T. C. Weber and Lyons, A. P., “A multibeam survey of mid-Seneca Lake: bathymetry, backscatter, and invasive species”, Finger Lakes Research Conference (FLRC). Geneva, NY, USA, pp. 1-17, 2006.
R. Conrad, “Development and Characterization of a Side Scan Sonar Towfish Stabilization Device”, 2006.PDF icon Conrad_2006_MS-Thesis_Development_and_Characterization_of_Side_Scan_Sonar_Towfish_Stabilization_Device.pdf (4.31 MB)
2005
L. Fonseca, Mayer, L. A., and Kraft, B. J., “Seafloor Characterization Through the Application of AVO Analysis to Multibeam Sonar Data”, University of Bath Boundary Influences in High Frequency Shallow Water Acoustics. Bath, UK, UK, pp. 0-0, 2005.
L. G. Ward and Bub, F. L., “Temporal variability in salinity, temperature and suspended sediments in a Gulf of Maine Estuary (Great Bay Estuary, New Hampshire)”, in High Resolution Morphodynamics and Sedimentary Evolution of Estuaries, vol. 8, no. D.M FitzGerald, J. Knight, New York, NY, USA: Springer Publisher, 2005, pp. 115-142.
C. W. Holland, Weber, T. C., and Etiope, G., “Close-range acoustic scattering from mud volcanoes”, Acoustical Society of America (ASA). St. Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada, pp. 0-0, 2005.
R. G. Cutter Jr., Rzhanov, Y., Mayer, L. A., and Grizzle, R. E., “Ground-truthing benthic habitat characteristics using video mosaic images: Benthic Habitats and the Effects of Fishing”, American Fisheries Society Symposium, vol. 41. American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, MD, USA, pp. 171-179, 2005.
R. G. Cutter Jr., “Benthic Habitat Classification and Characterization Using Multibeam Sonar Data: The Provisional Truth of Ground-truth”, International Conference for Underwater Acoustic Measurements (ICUAM). Heraklion, Crete, Greece, pp. 0-0, 2005.
R. E. Grizzle, Ward, L. G., Adams, J. R., Dijkstra, S. J., and Smith, B., “Mapping and Characterizing Oyster Reefs using Acoustic Techniques, Underwater Videography and Quadrat Sampling”, Benthic Habitats and the Effects of Fishing, no. P.W. Barnes & J.P. Thomas. American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, MD, USA, pp. 153-159, 2005.
R. G. Cutter Jr., “Seafloor Habitat Characterization, Classification and Maps for the Lower Piscataqua River Estuary”, 2005.PDF icon Cutter_2005_MS-Thesis_Seafloor_Habitat_Characterization_Classification_and_Maps.pdf (36.59 MB)
2004
G. R. Elston and Dijkstra, S. J., “Waveform characterization, clustering and segmentation of SHOALS”, Joint Airborne LIDAR Bathymetry Technical Center of Expertise Coastal Mapping and Charting Workshop (JALBTCX). St. Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada, pp. 0-0, 2004.
L. G. Ward, “Variations in physical properties and water quality in the Webhannet River Estuary (Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve, Maine)”, Journal of Coastal Research, vol. 45. Coastal Education & Research Foundation, Inc. [CERF], West Palm Beach, FL, USA, pp. 39-58, 2004.
T. Hou and Huff, L. C., “Seabed Characterization Using Normalized Backscatter Data by Best Estimated Grazing Angles”, International Symposium on Underwater Technology (UT). St. Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada, pp. 153-160, 2004.
R. G. Cutter Jr., “Benthic Habitat Characterization of the Lower Piscataqua River Estuary”, Capacity Development Workshop on Acoustic Techniques in Seabed Assessment (ATSA). St. Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada, pp. 0-0, 2004.
S. J. Dijkstra and Elston, G. R., “Quantitative Inter-channel Calibration of SHOALS Signals for Consistent Bottom Segmentation and Characterization”, American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS). Denver, CO, USA, pp. 0-0, 2004.Image icon Dijkstra_2004_ASPRS_Quantitative_inter-channel_calibration_SHOALS_signals_for_segmentation_and_characterization.jpg (1.46 MB)
J. A. Goff, Kraft, B. J., Mayer, L. A., Schock, S. G., Sommerfield, C. K., Olson, H. C., Gulick, S. P., and Nordfjord, S., “Seabed characterization on the New Jersey middle and outer shelf: Correlability and spatial variably of seafloor sediment properties”, Marine Geology, vol. 209. Elsevier, New York, NY, USA, pp. 147-172, 2004.PDF icon Goff_2004_MG_Seabed_characterization_New_Jersey_middle_outer_shelf.pdf (1.12 MB)
A. Zoksimovski, “Underwater Communication Channel Characterization in the Southern California Off-shore Range”, 2004.PDF icon Zoksimovski_2004_MS-Thesis_Underwater_Communication_Channel_Characterization.pdf (4.87 MB)
2003
G. P. Schmal, Hickerson, E. L., Weaver, D. C., and Gardner, J. V., “High-resolution Multibeam Mapping and Habitat Characterization of Topographic Features in the Northwest Gulf of Mexico”, U.S. Hydrographic Conference (US HYDRO). Biloxi, MS, USA, pp. 0-0, 2003.
L. G. Ward, Burdicki, D. M., and Adams, J. R., “Preliminary Studies of the Impact of Sea Level Rise on Coastal Environments (New Hampshire, USA)”, International Conference on Coastal Sediments (ICCS). Clearwater Beach, FL, USA, pp. 0-13, 2003.
R. E. Grizzle, Adams, J. R., Dijkstra, S. J., Smith, B., and Ward, R. W., Mapping and Characterizing Subtidal Oyster Reefs Using Acoustic Techniques, Underwater Videography and Quadrat Counts, no. P.W. Barnes & J.P. Thomas. Bethesda, MD, USA: American Fisheries Society, 2003.
H. J. Lee, Kayen, R. E., Gardner, J. V., and Locat, J., “Characteristics of Several Tsunamigenic Submarine Landslides”, in Submarine Mass Movements and Their Consequences: First International Symposium, no. J. Locat & J. Mienert, Amsterdam, North Holland, The Netherlands: Kluwer Academic, 2003, pp. 357-366.
D. S. Sternlicht and de Moustier, C., “Remote sensing of sediment characteristics by optimized echo-envelope matching”, Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, vol. 114. Acoustical Society of America, Melville, NY, USA, pp. 2727-2743, 2003.
2002
S. J. Dijkstra and Grizzle, R. E., “Automated Interpretation of Sidescan and Single-beam Sonar for Characterization and Mapping the Extent of Subtidal Oyster Reefs”, National Shellfisheries Association (NSA). Mystic, CT, USA, pp. 0-0, 2002.
T. Hou, Mayer, L. A., and Rzhanov, Y., “Application of Wavelet Multi-resolution to Multibeam Backscatter for the Seabed Characterization”, Oceanology International (OI). London, London, UK, pp. 0-0, 2002.
G. M. Kent, Driscoll, N. W., and Gardner, J. V., “Lake Tahoe's submerged record of active faulting is characteristic of the Basin and Range”, Geological Society of America (GSA), vol. 33. Cedar City, UT, USA, pp. 0-0, 2002.
D. S. Sternlicht and de Moustier, C., “Near bottom sediment characterization offshore SW San Clemente Island”, IEEE Oceans. Biloxi, MS, USA, pp. 2086-2092, 2002.
R. G. Cutter Jr., Rzhanov, Y., and Mayer, L. A., “Quantitative Ground-Truthing of Habitat Characteristics Using Video Mosaic Images”. 2002.Image icon Cutter_2002_Ground-truthing_of_Habitat_using_video_mosaic_images.jpg (509.34 KB)
2001
L. G. Ward and Bub, F. L., “Suspended Sediment Dynamics in the Great Bay Estuary, NH: Patterns and Controlling Processes”, Geological Society of America (GSA), vol. 33. Boston, MA, USA, 2001.
J. R. Adams, Dijkstra, S. J., Grizzle, R. E., Nelson, J., and Ward, L. G., “Comparison of Acoustic Techniques, Videography, and Quadrant Sampling for Characterizing Subtidal Oyster Reefs”, National Shellfisheries Association (NSA). Mystic, CT, USA, 2001.
T. Hou, Huff, L. C., Rzhanov, Y., and Mayer, L. A., “Seafloor Characterization from Spatial Variation of Multibeam Backscatter vs. Grazing Angle”, EOS Transactions, American Geophysical Union , vol. 83. San Francisco, CA, USA, pp. 0-0, 2001.Image icon Hou_2001_AGU_Seafloor_characterization_from_spatial_variation_backscatter_v_grazing_angle.jpg (564.44 KB)
S. J. Dijkstra, “Seafloor Characterization Using Vertical Incidence Echosounders: A Study in Portsmouth Harbor and the Great Bay Estuary, New Hampshire”, International Conference on High-Resolution Survey in Shallow Water (HRSSW). Portsmouth, NH, USA, pp. 0-0, 2001.
2000
S. J. Dijkstra and Mayer, L. A., “TracEd: A Remote Acoustic Seafloor Characterization System for Use with Vertical Incidence Echosounders”, IEEE Oceans. IEEE, Washington DC, Washington DC, USA, pp. 1211-1217, 2000.
1999
L. G. Ward and Birch, F. S., “Sedimentology of the New Hampshire Inner Continental Shelf Based on Subbottom Seismics, Side Scan Sonar, Bathymetry and Bottom Samples”, Marine Georesources and Geotechnology, vol. 17. Taylor & Francis, pp. 165-172, 1999.
1998
L. G. Ward, Kearney, M. S., and Stevenson, J. C., “Variations in sedimentary environments and accretionary processes in estuarine marshes undergoing rapid sea level rise, Chesapeake Bay”, Marine Geology, vol. 151. Elsevier, New York, NY, USA, pp. 111-134, 1998.