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Publications by Quester Tangent staff & clients

2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 and earlier

2009
2009-1. Discriminant Analysis in Image-Based Seabed Classification.
Wilmut, M., Bloomer, S., and Preston, J.M.
Proceedings of Underwater Acoustics Measurements: Technologies & Results, Napfilon, Greece (2009)
2009-2.  Reproducibility of Single-Beam Acoustic Seabed Classification.
Gleason, Arthur C. R., Preston, J.M, and Bloomer S.
MTS/IEEE Oceans 09, Biloxi, USA. (2009)
 pdf 2009-3. Single-beam acoustic seabed classification in coral reef environments with application to the assessment of grouper and snapper habitat in the upper Florida Keys, USA.
Gleason, Arthur C.R.
Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL. 173 pp. 
 www 2009-4. Statistical relationships between the distributions of groundfish and crabs in the eastern Bering Sea and processed returns from a single-beam echosounder
McConnaughey, Robert A. and Syrjala, Stephen E.
ICES Journal of Marine Science, 66: 1425–1432.
2008

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2008-1. Automated acoustic seabed classification of multibeam images of Stanton Banks.
Preston, J.M.
Applied Acoustics, 70 (10) 1277-1287 (2009).  Copy available on request.
 www 2008-2. Benthic Habitat Characterization within the Nearshore of Mobjack Bay, Virginia.
Bilkovic, D.M., K. Angstadt, D. Stanhope, and C.H. Hershner.
Final report to NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office, Award Number NA06NMF4570303. Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Center for Coastal Resources Management, Gloucester Point, Virginia. [ top ]
 www 2008-3. Habitat Mapping of British Columbia with Acoustic Seabed Classification
Galloway, J.L., Parks, J., and Loschiavo, R.
Proceedings of the Canadian Hydrographic Conference and National Surveyors Conference 2008, Paper 8-1. [ top ]
www 2008-4. Single beam acoustic ground discrimination of shallow water habitats: 50 kHz or 200 kHz frequency survey?
Freitas, R.; Rodrigues, A. M.; Morris, E.; Perez-Llorens, J. L. and Quintino, V.
Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science. 78 (4): 613-622. doi:10.1016/j.ecss.2008.02.007 [ top ]
 www 2008-5. Single-beam acoustic remote sensing for coral reef mapping
Gleason, A.C.R., Reid, R.P., Kellison, G.T
Proceedings of the 11th International Coral Reef Symposium, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, 7-11 July 2008 [ top ]
2007
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2007-1. Acoustic Classification with Single-Beam Echosounders: Processing Methods and Theory for Isolating Effects of the Seabed on Echoes.
Biffard, B.R, Preston, J.M., and Chapman, N.R.
Proceedings of IEEE Oceans '07, Vancouver. [ top ]
pdf 2007-2. Acoustic classification with sounder echoes: isolating effects of the seabed on the echo
Preston, J. M. and Biffard, B. R.
Proceedings of Underwater Acoustics Measurements: Technologies & Results, Crete, June 2007 [ top ]
 www 2007-3. Acoustic Sediment Classification Across a Diverse Range of Benthic Habitats in Tampa Bay.
Dunn, Shane C., University of South Florida Masters Thesis [ top ]
2007-4. AUV-Based Environmental Characterization of Deep-Water Coral Mounds in the Straits of Florida.
Grasmueck, M., Eberli, G.P., Correa, T.B.S., Viggiano, D.A., Luo, J., Wyatt, G.J., Reed, J.K., Wright, A.E., and Pomponi, S.A. 2007 Offshore Technology Conference held in Houston, Texas, U.S.A., 30 April–3 May 2007. [ top ]
2007-4. QTC DEEP – An ROV-Mounted Single-Beam Acoustic Seabed Classification System for High-Resolution Mapping.
Bloomer, S.F., Biffard, B.R., Chapman, N.R, and  Preston, J.M.
Proceedings of IEEE Oceans '07, Vancouver. [ top ]
2006

2006-1. Acoustic Classification of Seaweed and Sediment with Depth-Compensated Vertical Echoes
Preston, Jon
Oceans 2006, Boston, USA, 18-20 September, 2006. [ top ]

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2006-2. Acoustic Classification of Submerged Aquatic Vegetation
Preston, Jon, Inouchi, Yoshio, and Shioya, Fujihiko
ECUA 2006, Carvoeiro, Portugal, 12-15 June, 2006 [ top ]

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pdf 2006-3.  Acoustic Signatures of the Seafloor: Tools for Predicting Grouper Habitat.
Gleason, A. C. R., A.-M. Eklund, R. P. Reid, V. Koch. 
NOAA Professional Papers NMFS 5, pp. 38-47.  [ top ]
Web link 2006-4. Autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) mapping reveals coral mound distribution, morphology, and oceanography in deep water of the Straits of Florida
Grasmueck, Mark; Eberli, Gregor P.; Viggiano, David A.; Correa, Thiago; Rathwell, Glenda; Luo, Jiangang
Geophysical Research Letters, 33 , L23616, doi:10.1029/2006GL027734. [ top ]
pdf 2006-5.  Single-beam seabed characterization: a test-bed for controlled experiments, 2006.
Biffard,B.R., Bloomer,S.F., Chapman, N.R.,. Preston, J.M. and Galloway, J.L.
Proceedings Eighth European Conf Underwater Acoustics, 447-452. [ top ]
2005

pdf 2005-1. Acoustic classification of EM3000 Multibeam Data on Roberts Bank, Fraser River Delta, British Columbia .
Bloomer, S.F, Carle, L., Hill, P., Chapman, N.R., and Preston, J.M.
FEMME 2005, Dublin, Ireland. [ top ]
 Web link 2005-2.  Acoustic seabed classification in a coastal environment (outer Weser Estuary, German Bight)  - a new approach to monitor dredging and dredge spoil disposal.
Weinberg, C., and  Batholomä, A.
Continental Shelf Research, 25 (9) , pp. 1143-1156. [ top ]
Web link 2005-3. Detection of shallow subtidal corals from IKONOS satellite and QTC VIEW (50, 200 KHz) single -beam sonar data (Arabian Gulf; Dubai, UAE).
Riegl, B.M., Purkis, S.J.
Remote Sensing of Environment, 95 (1), pp. 96-114. [ top ]
 Web link 2005-4. High Resolution Bathymetry and Lakebed Characterization in the Nearshore of Western Lake Michigan.
Waples, J. T., Paddock, R., Janssen, J., Lovalvo, D., Schulze, B., Kaster, J, and Klump, J.V.
J. Great Lakes Res. 31 (Supplement 1):64–74
Internat. Assoc. Great Lakes Res., 2005. [ top ]
 Web link 2005-5.  Mapping and Characterizing Subtidal Oyster Reefs Using Acoustic Techniques, Underwater Videography, and Quadrat Counts
Grizzle, R.E., Ward, L.G., Adams, J.R., Dijkstra, S.J., and Smith, B.
American Fisheries Society Symposium 41:153-159, 2005. [ top ]
 pdf 2005-6. Mapping South San Francisco Bay Seabed Diversity.
Collins ,W., Jaffe, B. , Rhynas, K., Rathwell, G., Sullivan, S., Fregoso, T., Tomlin, V., Thompson, J., and Parchaso, F.
7th Biennial State of the San Francisco Estuary Conference, October 2005, Oakland, USA. [ top ]
Web link 2005-7.  Sea-bottom classification across a shallow-water bar channel and near-shore shelf, using single-beam acoustics, 2005.
Frietas, R., Sampaio, L., Rodrigues, A.M., and Quintino, V.
Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science, 65(4), pp. 607-772. [ top ]
 pdf 2005-8. Single beam seabed classification: direct methods of classification and the problem of slope .
Biffard, B., Chapman, N.R., Bloomer, S.F., and Preston, J.M.
Proc. of Boundary Influences in High Frequency, Shallow Water Acoustics, September 2005, Bath, UK. [ top ]
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