Mosaic of gridded multibeam bathymetry and bathymetry derived from multispectral IKONOS satellite imagery of Rose Atoll, American Samoa, USA
Description
Gridded multibeam bathymetry is integrated with bathymetry derived from multispectral IKONOS satellite data. Gridded (5 m cell size) multibeam bathymetry were collected aboard the R/V AHI (Acoustic Habitat Investigator). Bathymetry values shallower than 25 m were derived from multispectral IKONOS satellite image by analyzing the relative attenuation of blue and green spectral radiance as a function of depth. A multiple linear regression analysis of linearized blue and green band spectral values against multibeam depths determined the variables of y-intercept, blue slope and green slope values. Variables were then used in multivariate slope intercept formula to derive depth. Variables were adjusted to improve the statistical accuracy and spatial coverage of the final derived bathymetry product. Digital image processing to derive depths conducted with the ENVI 4.5 software program while data editing and integration was performed using ArcGIS 9.3. This dataset is for the bank and lagoon environment of Rose Atoll, American Samoa, USA.