Seafloor Mapping along Continental Shelves: Research and Techniques for Visualizing Benthic Environments (Coastal Research Library Book 13)

"This university-level reference work covers a range of remote sensing techniques that are useful for mapping and visualizing benthic environments on continental shelves. Chapters focus on overviews of the history and future of seafloor mapping techniques, cartographical visualisation and communication of seafloor mapping, and practical applications of new technologies. Seabed mapping is referenced by high-resolution seismic methods, sidescan sonar, multibeam bathymetry, satellite imagery, LiDAR, acoustic backscatter techniques, and soundscape ecology monitoring, use of autonomous underwater vehicles, among other methods. The wide breadth of subjects in this volume provides diversified coverage of seafloor imaging. This collection of modern seafloor mapping techniques summarizes the state of the art methods for mapping continental shelves"- - Springer Front Matter....Pages i-xii Front Matter....Pages 1-1 History of Modern Seafloor Mapping....Pages 3-49 Front Matter....Pages 51-51 Emerging Mapping Techniques for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs)....Pages 53-67 Remote Sensing Technologies for the Assessment of Marine and Coastal Ecosystems....Pages 69-104 A Review of Remote Sensing Techniques for the Visualization of Mangroves, Reefs, Fishing Grounds, and Molluscan Settling Areas in Tropical Waters....Pages 105-123 Remote Sensing of Submerged Aquatic Vegetation....Pages 125-140 Combining Cetacean Soundscape Ecology and Niche Modeling to Contribute in the Mapping of the Brazilian Continental Shelf....Pages 141-166 Front Matter....Pages 167-167 Global Overview of Continental Shelf Geomorphology Based on the SRTM30_PLUS 30-Arc Second Database....Pages 169-190 Seismic Profiling of the Seabottoms for Shallow Geological and Geotechnical Investigations....Pages 191-243 Using Multibeam and Sidescan Sonar to Monitor Aggregate Dredging....Pages 245-259 Landscape-Level Imaging of Benthic Environments in Optically-Deep Waters....Pages 261-272 Terrestrial Laser Scanner Techniques for Enhancement in Understanding of Coastal Environments....Pages 273-289 Back Matter....Pages 291-293