An ArcGIS Seabed Characterization Toolbox Developed for Marine Habitat and Seafloor Investigations
Erdey-Heydorn MD. 2007. An ArcGIS Seabed Characterization Toolbox Developed for Marine Habitat and Seafloor Investigations. California State University, Monterey Bay
The marine benthic habitats of the Point Reyes Peninsula and north of Duxbury Reef were characterized in this study. Data were collected using a multibeam side-scan SONAR and interferometric bathymetric mapping system. Habitat classification was performed using a supervised image classification toolset which was developed in ArcGIS by the author. The analysis identified 20 distinct seafloor types and revealed a rugged and complex seafloor which included basement and bedrock outcrops, sand and gravel bedforms, and flat sediment covered seabed.
- Type
- Academic
- Authors
- Erdey-Heydorn, Mercedes
- Date of Issue
- 2007-11
- Publisher
- California State University, Monterey Bay
- Units
- PORE , SFAN
- Keywords
- Marine Geology, Marine Habitat Classification, Point Reyes peninsula, San Andreas Fault, Seafloor Mapping, Thesis