Generation of 137Cs surface distribution maps using dense measurement transects of a towed gamma-ray spectrometer
Generation of 137Cs surface distribution maps using dense measurement transects of a towed gamma-ray spectrometer
In this paper, we describe a method to generate surface distribution maps of seafloor 137Cs levels. The method interpolates the measurements of a towed gamma-ray spectrometer, which are made along intersecting line transects, by modeling the spatial variations between each observation. Since it is known that sediment type has an influence on the distribution of 137Cs, the proposed method aims to improve the spatial auto correlation of the models by segregating the surveyed area into continuous regions in which the sediment types are judged similar. This is achieved based on the back-scatter intensity of side scan sonar images taken in the surveyed region. The method is applied to data obtained at the Abukuma river mouth located approximately 80km north from F1NPP on October 2013. The accuracy of the proposed method was evaluated by correlating the levels of 137Cs in the generated maps with samples that were obtained in the same area. The results demonstrate that the proposed method of interpolation improves the correlation compared to conventional methods that do not account for sediment type.
137Cs, Kriging, Seafloor sediment, Spatial interpolation
Murata, Kosuke
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Thornton, Blair
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Nagano, Kazunori
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Ohnishi, Seiki
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8 February 2016
Murata, Kosuke
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Thornton, Blair
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Nagano, Kazunori
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Ohnishi, Seiki
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Murata, Kosuke, Thornton, Blair, Nagano, Kazunori and Ohnishi, Seiki
(2016)
Generation of 137Cs surface distribution maps using dense measurement transects of a towed gamma-ray spectrometer.
In IEEE Washington OCEANS'15 MTS.
IEEE..
(doi:10.23919/OCEANS.2015.7404517).
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In this paper, we describe a method to generate surface distribution maps of seafloor 137Cs levels. The method interpolates the measurements of a towed gamma-ray spectrometer, which are made along intersecting line transects, by modeling the spatial variations between each observation. Since it is known that sediment type has an influence on the distribution of 137Cs, the proposed method aims to improve the spatial auto correlation of the models by segregating the surveyed area into continuous regions in which the sediment types are judged similar. This is achieved based on the back-scatter intensity of side scan sonar images taken in the surveyed region. The method is applied to data obtained at the Abukuma river mouth located approximately 80km north from F1NPP on October 2013. The accuracy of the proposed method was evaluated by correlating the levels of 137Cs in the generated maps with samples that were obtained in the same area. The results demonstrate that the proposed method of interpolation improves the correlation compared to conventional methods that do not account for sediment type.
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Published date: 8 February 2016
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MTS/IEEE Washington, OCEANS 2015, , Washington, United States, 2015-10-19 - 2015-10-22
Keywords:
137Cs, Kriging, Seafloor sediment, Spatial interpolation
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/414083
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