Investigating terrain changes around two artificial reefs by using the multibeam echosounder (western Adriatic Sea, Italy)

Author

Fabi, Gianna ; Manoukian, Sarine ; Spagnolo, Alessandra

Author_Institution

ISMAR, CNR, Italy

Volume

2

fYear

2003

fDate

22-26 Sept. 2003

Firstpage

813

Abstract

During the last thirty years, fourteen artificial reefs were built-up along the western Adriatic coast at a depth ranging from 11 to 15 meters. In the present work the artificial structures of Senigallia and Portonovo were considered after about sixteen years from their construction to observe how they altered in the time, as well as the effects on sea-bottom morphology due to the whole reef and on terrain changes around individual reef units.

Keywords

Global Positioning System; aquaculture; bathymetry; oceanographic techniques; remote sensing; tides; velocimeters; wind; 11 to 15 m; 3D image; AD 1987; AD 1988; Ancona; Anshutz Standard 20 gyrocompass; Conero Promontory; DGPS navigation; EM-3000 bathymetric system; ISMAR-CNR; Italy; Kongsberg-Simrad multibeam; Portonovo Bay; Roxar C-floor software; Senigallia reef; Simrad Neptune software; W Adriatic Sea; acoustic beam; artificial reef; bathymetric coverage; cleaning; concrete block; concrete block terrain; concrete cage; current; depth sounding; differential global positioning system; geographical position; geometric structure; geostationary satellite; horizontal positional accuracy; morphological feature; multibeam echosounder; oasis model; post-processing; research M/N Tecnopesca II; sandy-muddy seabed; sea-bottom morphology; shellfish culture; shoreline; sound velocimeter; swath survey bathymetry; terrain subsidence; tidal correction; wind; Acoustic beams; Boats; Concrete; Frequency; Global Positioning System; Morphology; Protection; Satellite navigation systems; Software quality; Tides;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

OCEANS 2003. Proceedings

Conference_Location

San Diego, CA, USA

Print_ISBN

0-933957-30-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/OCEANS.2003.178421

Filename

1283380