Spatial Variability and Robust Interpolation of Seafloor Sediment Properties Using the SEABED Data Bases

Abstract

Gridded maps are the most sought-after type of information from seafloor properties databases, but computing them reliably is not straightforward. The technical goal of the project is a gridding method that is mathematically rigorous and statistically reliable, robust under different qualities of input data, free of geometric artefacts, and acceptable on inspection to experts familiar with the terrain being mapped. We call this goal a Competent Interpolator (CI).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2005
Accession Number
ADA572342

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  • Chris Jenkins

Organizations

  • University of Colorado Boulder

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Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Acoustic Propagation
  • Adriatic Sea
  • Artifacts
  • Climate Change
  • Databases
  • Deep Water
  • Grain Size
  • Information Operations
  • Information Systems
  • Inshore Areas
  • Interpolation
  • Seabed
  • Sedimentation
  • Sediments
  • Uncertainty
  • Water

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