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Integrated synoptic surveys using an autonomous underwater vehicle and manned boats

May 14, 2013

Traditional surface-water surveys are being combined with autonomous technology to produce integrated surveys of bathymetry, water quality, and velocity in inland lakes and reservoirs. This new technology provides valuable, high-resolution, integrated data that allow a systems-based approach to understanding common environmental problems. This fact sheet presents several example applications of integrated surveys within inland lakes and coastal Lake Michigan and Lake Erie.

Publication Year 2013
Title Integrated synoptic surveys using an autonomous underwater vehicle and manned boats
DOI 10.3133/fs20133018
Authors P. Ryan Jackson
Publication Type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Series Title Fact Sheet
Series Number 2013-3018
Index ID fs20133018
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
USGS Organization Illinois Water Science Center