Acronym: TIMBERS Period: April 2019 till December 2021 Status: Completed
Thesaurus terms: Multibeam sonar; PRINC_FUND - 4252 - STEREO II (Support to the Exploitation and Research in Earth Observation data); Remote sensing; Sedimentology
Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee (VLIZ), more, partner
The project goal is to produce 3D turbidity profiles of seawater combining optical remote sensing for quantifying the turbidity in the top layer with multi-beam echo-sounding (MBES) for determining suspended matter profiles in the water column down from the position of the echo-sounder. We will develop a method to derive vertical profiles of turbidity from measured MBES backscatter values and merge these with satellite observation derived data.
Praet, N.; Collart, T.; Ollevier, A.; Roche, M.; Degrendele, K.; De Rijcke, M.; Urban, P.; Vandorpe, T. (2023). The potential of multibeam sonars as 3D turbidity and SPM monitoring tool in the North Sea. Remote Sens. 15(20): 4918. https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/rs15204918, more
