Abstract
Recently, a remote sensing study has been conducted over Bechevin Bay Channel, Alaska as part of a collaboration project between NOAA and the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG). The goal of the study to develop a procedure to prioritize survey areas and plan the annual deployment of Aids to Navigation (AtoN) along the channel. Bechevin Bay is considered a priority for marine surveying because it constitutes the easternmost passage through the Aleutians from the Bering Sea to the Gulf of Alaska. The channel is located in a mud flat area, where every winter the passage is closed due to ice cover. As a result, the path of the channel may change after sea ice has melted. Because of the geographic location of Bechevin Bay, many resources are required in order to conduct an annual survey to map the channel’s path. The surveys are typically conducted by the USCG buoy tenders using small boats and reconnaissance-style single beam lines. This paper presents the use of single-image satellite-derived bathymetry (SDB) as an economic alternative approach. The study compares the performance using different band ratios. Datasets that were used in the study included Landsat 8 and WorldView 2 (WV-2) imagery.
Department
Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping
Publication Date
3-2015
Journal Title
U.S. Hydrographic Conference
Conference Date
March 16-19, 2015
Publisher Place
National Harbor, Maryland, USA
Publisher
International Hydrographic Organization
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Recommended Citation
S. Pe'eri, Keown, P., Snyder, L. P., Gonsalves, M., and Nyberg, J., “Reconnaissance surveying of Bechevin Bay, AK using satellite-derived bathymetry”, US Hydrographic Conference 2015.