IHR - Volume 30(2)

Editorial by Patrick Westfeld

Welcome to the second issue of the 30th volume of The International Hydrographic Review (IHR). The current issue…

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Editor in chief: Patrick Westfeld

Published: December 2024

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People and Institutions

Editorial of Volume 30(2)

By Patrick Westfeld

Welcome to the second issue of the 30th volume of The International Hydrographic Review (IHR). The current issue…

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

Spatiotemporal analysis of satellite imagery using AI-based optical hydrography for adaptive planning of hydrographic resources

By Peter Grabbert, Mirko Bothe, Patrick Westfeld

1 Introduction The German Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) is responsible for monitoring the current state of…

Bathymetry and Positioning Research and Technology

Improving global coastal bathymetry from waves – Introducing scalable processing and post-processing workflows for 100 m resolution grids

By Mona Reithmeier, Ingo Laut, Matthijs Gawehn, Christoph Kleih, Jens Schneider von Deimling, Knut Hartmann

1 Introduction Coastal zones host approximately 40 % of the global population and many essential infrastructure and ecosystems….

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

Toward automated volunteer and authoritative bathymetry discovery and comparison

By Patrick Debroisse, Brian Miles

1 Introduction According to the Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project, approximately 74 % of the world’s oceans remain…

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

Denmark’s Depth Model version 2.0 – Improved compilation of bathymetric data within the Danish waters

By Giuseppe Masetti, Philip Sigaard Granding, Kasper Langdahl, Lasse Mondberg Schwenger, Kristian Villadsen Kristmar

1 Introduction Ocean bathymetry, the study and mapping of the seafloor topography, is a fundamental aspect of marine…

Bathymetry and Positioning Research and Technology

Expanding and improving the Israeli geoid undulation model in the coastal area using nautical and shipborne GNSS measurements

By Gilad Even-Tzur, Jareer Khalilieh, Barry Grinker

1 Introduction A height system is a one-dimensional coordinate system employed to represent the vertical distance (height) of…

Bathymetry and Positioning Research and Technology

Satellite navigation interference monitoring in the Baltic and North Seas

By Thiago Azevedo de Vasconcelos, Lothar Kurz, Andriy Konovaltsev, Tobias Ehlers, Michael Meurer

1 Introduction Global navigation satellite systems (GNSS), such as the American GPS and the European Galileo, have very…

Research and Technology

Macrophyte detection with bathymetric LiDAR – Applications of high-dimensional data analysis for submerged ecosystems

By Jan Rhomberg-Kauert, Lucas Dammert, Michael Groemer, Martin Pfennigbauer, Gottfried Mandlburger

1 Introduction Aquatic vegetation plays a vital role in freshwater and marine ecosystems as the interaction between flora…

Research and Technology

Aguja Canyon – New approach added to the structural and morphological model in the continental margin of the Colombian Caribbean

By Yerinelys Santos Barrera, María Fernanda Calderón Grande, Eliana Gutierrez Rincon, Johanna P. Vargas Morales

1 Introduction A canyon identified north of the continental margin of the Colombian Caribbean is the Aguja Canyon,…

Research and Technology

Sedimentation analysis at the mouth of the Dique Channel to the Cartagena Bay through hydrographic surveys

By Harold Rojas Macias, Octavio Martinez Martinez, Marjohnny Monterroza Pantoja

1 Introduction The Dique Channel is an artificial bifurcation of the Magdalena River that enables its navigation towards…

Research and Technology

Investigation of tempo-spatial variability of the Black Sea hydrodynamics by means of neural networks

By Emre Gülher

1 Introduction Recent military, political, and economic developments in the Black Sea region (Fig. 1) underscore the urgent…

People and Institutions

The establishment of the Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service of the Chilean Navy (SHOA) – A succinct chronological account of its 150 years

By Hugo Gorziglia

1 Introduction On May 1, the Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service of the Chilean Navy (SHOA; Fig. 1), formerly…