Patchy Distribution Fields: Sampling Distance Unit of an Interleaved Survey and Reconstruction Adequacy |
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Authors: | I Kalikhman |
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Institution: | (1) Yigal Allon Kinneret Limnological Laboratory, Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research Ltd, Tel-Shikmona, Haifa, 31080, Israel |
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Abstract: | A mathematical model was used to examine the effects of choosing various units of sampling distance of an interleaved (two-pass)
acoustic survey on the adequacy of reconstructing patchy distribution fields. The model simulates fish or plankton patches
(or gaps) of different shapes and spatial orientations, and an interleaved survey by parallel or zigzag transects, along which
a unit of sampling distance is set. The efficiency of a survey is determined by the adequacy of a reconstructed field to that
originally generated, which is evaluated by calculating their correlations (r). Regarding immovable fields, the experiments conducted indicate that a patchy field can be reconstructed properly (r
2 > 0.70) if the distance between transects D < (1.5–2.0)R and the unit of sampling distance d < (1.5– 2.0)R
p. As, for regular surveys d < (1.0–1.5)R
p, it may be concluded that interleaved surveys are more efficient than regular ones because of the factor studied. In regard
to movable fields, a comparison of the results of interleaved surveys with those of regular surveys directly indicates that
the former may ensure a more adequate field reconstruction than the latter do. This fact confirms the previous conclusion
that an interleaved survey is expedient in cases where there is no preference regarding the position of a vessel for further
work. |
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Keywords: | adequacy interleaved survey mathematical simulation patch reconstruction sampling distance unit |
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