Using seabed acoustic imagery to characterize and classify seabed sediment types in the pockmark area of the North Yellow Sea, China,Applied Acoustics

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Using seabed acoustic imagery to characterize and classify seabed sediment types in the pockmark area of the North Yellow Sea, China
Applied Acoustics ( IF 3.4 ) Pub Date : 2021-03-01 , DOI: 10.1016/j.apacoust.2020.107748
Qiuhua Tang , Xiaoyu Liu , Xue Ji , Jie Li , Yilan Chen , Bo Lu

Abstract Pockmarks are circular or elliptical depressions in the seabed that are geomorphologically similar but otherwise distinct from volcanic craters. Pockmarks are found at various depths in the ocean including on the continental shelf, the continental slope and the deep-sea plain. This paper presents data covering a large-scale pockmark group in the middle part of the shallow sea sedimentary plain of the North Yellow Sea at a water depth of 51–58 m. The distribution of pockmarks within this group is very dense, and pockmark diameters range from several hundred meters to several kilometers. Based on multibeam echo sounder data, a high-resolution image of the pockmark area is obtained by efficient image processing methods. The textural features of the seabed surface layer are then described and analyzed. Multibeam echo sounder backscatter data are combined with seabed sediment sampling data to develop a statistical model linking seabed backscatter sonar strength and sediment grain-size characteristics. Additionally, an improved BP neural network is used to realize rapid and automatic classification and identification of seabed sediment types. Fine-scale processing analysis of sonar images and acoustic classification of seabed sediments as presented in this paper are useful for determining seabed surface textures and local sediment distribution laws. This study thus provides a basis for further study of the formation and evolution of seabed pockmarks.

更新日期：2021-03-01

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