Geochemistry, sedimentology, contamination assessment and submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) mapping using unmanned surface vehicle (USV) : the Gialova lagoon case study

• Main Author: Παπακωνσταντίνου, Μαρία
• Other Authors: Papakonstantinou, Maria
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Lagoon; Side scan sonar; Unmanned surface vehicle; Sediments; Heavy metals; Pollution; Geoaccumulation index; Pollution load index; R-mode factor analysis; Q-mode factor analysis; Μη επανδρωμένα σκάφη επιφάνειας; Ιζήματα; Λιμνοθάλασσα Γιάλοβας; Βαρέα μέταλλα; Μόλυνση

Gialova lagoon, suited in SW Peloponnesus (Greece), constituted the subject of this study, where a multidisciplinary methodological approach was followed. The main objectives of this study were to identify the morphology and characteristics of the lagoon’s floor, to visualize the spatial distributio...