An operational multispectral scanner for bathymetric surveys - The ABS NORDA scannerThe Naval Ocean Research and Development Activity (NORDA) is developing the Airborne Bathymetric Survey (ABS) system, which will take shallow water depth soundings from a Navy P-3 aircraft. The system combines active and passive sensors to obtain optical measurements of water depth. The ABS NORDA Scanner is the systems passive multispectral scanner whose design goal is to provide 100 percent coverage of the seafloor, to depths of 20 m in average coastal waters. The ABS NORDA Scanner hardware and operational environment is discussed in detail. The optical model providing the basis for depth extraction is reviewed and the proposed data processing routine discussed.
Document ID
19870065925
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Haimbach, Stephen P. (NASA National Space Technology Labs. Bay Saint Louis, MS, United States)
Joy, Richard T. (NASA National Space Technology Labs. Bay Saint Louis, MS, United States)
Hickman, G. Daniel (NASA National Space Technology Laboratories; U.S. Navy, Naval Ocean Research and Development Activity, Bay Saint Louis MS, United States)