Sentence examples for bottom type from inspiring English sources

Other environmental factors such as bottom type and depth were less important.

"We expect a lot of differences in bottom type out here, which we think probably contributes to the biological diversity," Dr. Goodbred said.

The methodology of producing bottom type maps and vegetation distribution maps from satellite image data are presented.

It images the first 10 to 50 meters of sediment beneath the seafloor, depending on bottom type, roughness and sediment type.

Correlations between gag space use (distance from the reef, distance from the seafloor, and travel speed) and environmental conditions (bottom type, time of day, lunar phase, and water temperature, speed and flow direction) showed gag typically using space near, but not directly at the reef.

The operational atmospheric correction algorithm to minimize air-water interface was designed and applied to Terra Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection (ASTER radiometer) data to produce Bottom Index images, which were compared with the field survey results to convert the index value to the bottom type.

Harder and rougher bottom types such as rocky outcrops or coarse sediment typically return stronger intensities (high backscatter, lighter tones), whereas softer bottom types such as fine sediment return weaker intensities (low backscatter, darker tones).

Vanderstraete et al. (2004) used the Remote Sensing (RS) techniques for mapping different bottom types occurring on the reef systems in the Red Sea.

These groups were attributed an alphabetic code between #1 and #14 on overall composition of the bottom types (Table 2).

Lagoonal is the central portion of the atoll interior to the fore-reefs around the atoll rim and may have a variety of bottom types.

For instance, we selected locations that contained a mixture of bottom types (rock ledge, cobble/boulder, and sand/mud) at both MI and GI where juvenile lobsters typically aggregate [10].