IHR - Volume 29(2)

Editorial by Patrick Westfeld

Welcome to the second issue of the 29th volume of The International Hydrographic Review (IHR). This year is…

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Editor in chief: Patrick Westfeld

Published: November 2023

Articles in this IHR issue

People and Institutions

Editorial of Volume 29(2)

By Patrick Westfeld

Welcome to the second issue of the 29th volume of The International Hydrographic Review (IHR). This year is…

Bathymetry and Positioning People and Institutions

120 years of ocean discovery

By Evert Flier

As we celebrate GEBCO’s 120 years of ocean discovery (1903–2023), we do so in a situation and in…

Bathymetry and Positioning Research and Technology

BathyGlobe GapFiller: A planning tool to help fill the gaps in world bathymetry

By Colin Ware, Larry Mayer, Paul Johnson

1 Introduction The Nippon Foundation-GEBCO-Seabed 2030 (SB2030) project (Mayer et al., 2018) is an initiative to map the…

Bathymetry and Positioning Maritime Safety Information and Nautical Charting Research and Technology

Towards mapping the gaps in Alaska

By Mark Zimmermann, Megan M. Prescott

1 Introduction Charting the seas and managing fisheries within the United States (U.S.) Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) are…

Bathymetry and Positioning Research and Technology

Analysis of the potential of full-waveform stacking techniques applied to coastal airborne LiDAR bathymetry data of the German Wadden Sea National Park

By David Mader, Katja Richter, Patrick Westfeld, Jean-Guy Nistad, Hans-Gerd Maas

1 Introduction The seabed near the coast is constantly changing as a result of natural processes and human…

Bathymetry and Positioning Research and Technology

Water level measurements using reflected GNSS signals

By Kristine M. Larson, Simon D. P. Williams

1 Introduction GNSS instrumentation has been used for land surveying and geodetic positioning for more than thirty years….

Bathymetry and Positioning Research and Technology

The implementation of dual frequency positioning for ionospheric effects correction

By Jean Roger da Silva, Guilherme A. G. do Nascimento

1 Introduction The search for improved positioning accuracy goes back a long way. It is well known that…

Data Management Research and Technology

Geospatial information management between hydrography and the law of the sea: A milestone opportunity for their further integration

By Ilaria Tani

1 The rise of global momentum for an integrated marine geospatial information management On 30 December 2022, the…

Research and Technology

Preliminary studies for a modeling approach regarding floods on the Bia River in Aboisso City

By Abdoulaye Maïga, Daouda Sylla, Célestin Hauhouot

1 Introduction The study of extreme events is one of the major issues in most African countries with…

Research and Technology

Automated retrieval of sea surface salinity from satellite data and investigation of the spatio-temporal variation of ocean salinity across the West and Central African coasts

By Obinna C. D. Anejionu, Elijah S. Ebinne, Opeyemi Ajibola-James

1 Introduction Sea Surface Salinity (SSS) provides information on the concentration of dissolved salts in the upper centimeter…

Bathymetry and Positioning Research and Technology

Comparative vertical quality analysis using different methods for MBES data

By Ítalo Oliveira Ferreira, Júlio César de Oliveira, Afonso de Paula dos Santos, Arthur Amaral e Silva, Laura Coelho de Andrade, Nilcilene das Graças Medeiros

1 Introduction Hydrography is defined as the science that describes the characteristics of water bodies. Thus, according to…

Bathymetry and Positioning Research and Technology

Bathymetric data visualization – A review of current methods, practices and emerging interface opportunities

By Andre A. Araujo, Nicholas Hedley

1 Introduction Among the vast number of sciences related to the study of oceans, rivers, and lakes, hydrography…