Analysis of Multibeam Sonar Data for the Characterization of Seafloor Habitats

Master of Engineering in the Graduate Academic Unit of Geodesy and Geomatics Engineering Supervisor: Larry A. Mayer, Ph.D., Geodesy and Geomatics Engineering Examining Board: Y.C. Lee, Ph.D., Geodesy and Geomatics Engineering, Chair J.E. Hughes Clarke, Ph.D., Geodesy and Geomatics Engineering D.E. Wells, Ph.D., Geodesy and Geomatics Engineering D.J. Coleman, Ph.D., Geodesy and Geomatics Engineering

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