U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2011-1156
Carolinas Coastal Change Processes Project Data Report for Observations near Diamond Shoals, North Carolina, January-May 2009
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Bio-foulingBiological fouling (bio-foudling) often degrades acoustic and optical data after several months of instrument deployment. Organisms grow on the instrument transducers and gradually block acoustical pulses and light transmission, which results in a gradual drift of the beam attenuation. Care has been exercised to remove data that have been affected by bio-fouling. Biofouling Photos:
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