A two-part seabed geomorphology classification scheme, Version 2.0. Part 1: Morphology features glossary.

View/ Open
Average rating
votes
Date
2020Author
Dove, Dayton
Nanson, Rachel
Bjarnadóttir, Lilja R.
Guinan, Janine
Gafeira, Joana
Post, Alix
Dolan, Margaret F.J.
Stewart, Heather
Arosio, Riccardo
Scott, Gill
Status
PublishedPages
22pp.Metadata
Show full item recordAbstract
This report updates the ‘Two-part Seabed Geomorphology classification scheme’ of Dove et al. (2016) and presents a new glossary (Part 1) of Seabed Morphology features. This Morphology glossary is intended to provide marine scientists with a robust and consistent way to characterise the seabed. Each glossary entry includes a feature definition and a representative schematic diagram to support clear and accurate classification. Feature terms and definitions are primarily drawn from the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) guide for undersea feature names, which are herein modified and augmented with additional terms to ensure the final feature catalogue and glossary encompasses the diversity of morphologies observed at the seabed, while also minimising duplication and/or ambiguity. This updated classification system and new glossary are the result of a collaboration between marine geoscientists from marine mapping programmes/networks in Norway (MAREANO), Ireland (INFOMAR), UK (M.....
Resource URL
https://zenodo.org/record/4075248Publisher
ZenodoDocument Language
enSustainable Development Goals (SDG)
14.aMaturity Level
MatureDOI Original
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4075248Citation
Dove, Dayton, Nanson, Rachel, Bjarnadóttir, Lilja R., Guinan, Janine, Gafeira, Joana, Post, Alix, Dolan, Margaret F.J., Stewart, Heather, Arosio, Riccardo, and Scott, Gill. (2020) A two-part seabed geomorphology classification scheme . Version 2.0. Part 1: Morphology features glossary. Zenodo, 22pp. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4075248Collections