| Autor: |
Shaun Walbridge, Noah Slocum, Marjean Pobuda, Dawn J. Wright |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2018 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Geosciences, Vol 8, Iss 3, p 94 (2018) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2076-3263 |
| DOI: |
10.3390/geosciences8030094 |
| Popis: |
High resolution remotely sensed bathymetric data is rapidly increasing in volume, but analyzing this data requires a mastery of a complex toolchain of disparate software, including computing derived measurements of the environment. Bathymetric gradients play a fundamental role in energy transport through the seascape. Benthic Terrain Modeler (BTM) uses bathymetric data to enable simple characterization of benthic biotic communities and geologic types, and produces a collection of key geomorphological variables known to affect marine ecosystems and processes. BTM has received continual improvements since its 2008 release; here we describe the tools and morphometrics BTM can produce, the research context which this enables, and we conclude with an example application using data from a protected reef in St. Croix, US Virgin Islands. |
| Databáze: |
Directory of Open Access Journals |
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