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bathymetry

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bathymetry [bə′thim·ə·trē]
(engineering)
The science of measuring ocean depths in order to determine the sea floor topography.


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A spatial snapshot of blue crab locations during nocturnal low tide is described within the context of the bathymetry of a high-salinity embayment.
On the 2007 voyage, an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) was used to survey the dunes and capture high resolution stereo images, which were then combined with multibeam sonar (for bathymetry (depth), and backscatter (to detect water column objects)) and seismic data to provide a detailed understanding of seabed features and the animal communities that populate them.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] EUROSENSE EOOD was established on December 16, 2003 by the Belgian corporate group EUROSENSE, which for more than 45 years has been developing successful business in the field of remote sensing of the Earth, cartography, photogrammetry, geographic information systems (GIS), aerial laser scanning and bathymetry in different European countries--Belgium, France, the Netherlands, Germany, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria.
 
 
 
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