Philippe BLONDEL - Selected publications

ARTICLES (just a few)

J. Woelfel, R. Schumann, F. Peine, A. Flohr, A. Kruss, J. Tegowski, P. Blondel, C. Wiencke, U. Karsten; "Microphytobenthos of Arctic Kongsfjorden (Svalbard, Norway): biomass and potential primary production along the shore line", Polar Biology, doi:10.1007/s00300-010-0813-0, 2010

Ph. Blondel, N.G. Pace; "Bistatic sonars: sea trials, laboratory experiments and future surveys", Archives of Acoustics, vol. 34, no. 1, p. 95-109, 2009

C.J. Brown, P. Blondel, "Guest Editorial: The application of underwater acoustics to seabed habitat mapping", Applied Acoustics, vol. 70, no 10, 2009 doi:10.1016/j.apacoust.2008.09.006

C.J. Brown, P. Blondel, "Developments in the application of multibeam sonar backscatter for seafloor habitat mapping", Applied Acoustics, vol. 70, no. 10, 2009, doi:10.1016/j.apacoust.2008.08.004

Ph. Blondel, O. Gómez Sichi; "Textural analyses of multibeam sonar imagery from Stanton Banks, Northern Ireland continental shelf", Applied Acoustics, vol. 70, no. 10, 2009,doi:10.1016/j.apacoust.2008.07.015

Keogh, M., Ph. Blondel; "Passive acoustic monitoring of ocean weather patterns", Proc. Inst. Acoust., (ISSN 1478-6095), vol. 30, pt. 5, 2008

Ph. Blondel; "A review of acoustic techniques for habitat mapping", Hydroacoustics (May 2008)

V. Hühnerbach, Ph. Blondel, V. Huvenne, A. Freiwald; "Habitat mapping of a cold-water coral reef off Norway, with a comparison of visual and computer-assisted methods to interpret sidescan sonar data", in Todd, B.J., and Greene, H.G., eds., Mapping the Seafloor for Habitat Characterization: Geological Association of Canada, Special Paper 47, p. 287-298, 2008

Ph. Blondel, N.G. Pace; "High-frequency bistatic scattering on seabed and targets: Comparison of scaled and full-scale experiments with sea trials", Proc. IOA, vol. 29(6), p. 147-154, 2007

Ph. Blondel, P.F. Dobbins, N. Jayasundere, M. Cosci; "High-frequency bistatic scattering experiments using proud and buried targets", in "Experimental Acoustic Inversion Techniques in Shallow-Water", A. Caiti, R. Chapman, S. Jesus, J.-P. Hermand (eds.), Springer, p. 155-170, 2006

Huvenne, V., Ph. Blondel, J.-P. Henriet; "Sidescan sonar imagery from the Porcupine Seabight and implications from geostatistical analyses", Marine Geology, vol. 189, p. 323-341, doi:10.1016/S0025-3227(02)00420-6, 2002

Ph. Blondel; "Automatic mine detection by textural analysis of COTS sidescan sonar imagery", International Journal of Remote Sensing, vol. 21, no. 16, p. 3115-3128, DOI: 10.1080/01431160050144983 , 2000

Ph. Blondel, L.M. Parson, V. Robigou ; "TexAn: Textural Analysis of Sidescan Sonar Imagery and Generic Seafloor Characterisation", Proc. OCEANS'98, IEEE-OES, 1998

Luxey, P., Ph. Blondel, L.M. Parson; "The tectonic significance of the Central and the South Iceland Seismic Transform Zones", Journal of Geophysical Research, vol. 102, no. B-8, p. 17,967-17,980, 1997

Ansan, V., Ph. Blondel; "Formation and Evolution of Verdandi Corona, Venus", Planetary and Space Science, vol. 44, no. 8, p. 833-841, DOI: 10.1016/0032-0633(96)00011-6, 1996

BOOKS

Ph. Blondel, "Handbook of Sidescan Sonar", Springer-Praxis, 320 pp., 2009

Ph. Blondel and A. Caiti (eds.); "Buried Waste in the Seabed - Acoustic Imaging and Bio-toxicity (Results from the European SITAR project)", Springer-Praxis, 202 pp., ISBN 3-540-28120-7, 2007

Ph. Blondel, J.W. Mason (eds.); "Solar System Updates", 329 pp., ISBN 3-540-26056-0, Praxis-Springer Verlag, 2006

N.G. Pace, Ph. Blondel (editors); "Boundary influences in high-frequency, shallow-water acoustics", University of Bath Press, 488 pp., ISBN 0-86197-133-7, 2005

Ph. Blondel, B.J. Murton; "Handbook of Seafloor Sonar Imagery", PRAXIS-Wiley & Sons, 314 pp., ISBN number 0-471-962-17 1 (1997)

Editing and English translation of: X. Lurton; "An introduction to underwater acoustics", PRAXIS-Springer Verlag, 380 pp. ISBN 3-540-42967-0 (2002)

Editing and English translation of: L. Riser et al.; "Quaternary Geology and the Environment", PRAXIS-Springer Verlag, 300 pp. (2001)

Editing and English translation of: L. Lliboutry; "Quantitative Geophysics and Geology", PRAXIS-Springer Verlag, 480 pp., ISBN number 1-85233-115-1 (2000)

Editing and English translation of: J. Dubois; "Non-Linear Dynamics in Geophysics", PRAXIS-Wiley & Sons, 261 pp., ISBN number 0-471-978-53 1 (1998)

Book Chapters (all peer-reviewed)

Blondel, Ph., M. Collins, X. Lurton; "Chapter 4: Ambient Noise", in "Introduction to underwater acoustics - Principles and Applications (2nd ed.)", X. Lurton (ed.), p. 123-165, Springer-Praxis, 2010

Blondel, Ph., N.G. Pace, N. Jayasundere, M. Cosci, J.M. Hovem, M.A. Larsen; "Multiple-aspect scattering (MAS) measurements", in "Buried Waste in the Seabed - Acoustic Imaging and Bio-toxicity (Results from the European SITAR project)"; Ph. Blondel and A. Caiti (eds.), Springer-Praxis, p. 19-24, 2007

Blondel, Ph., N. Jayasundere, P.F. Dobbins, M. Cosci; "Scaled multiple-aspect scattering tank experiments", in "Buried Waste in the Seabed - Acoustic Imaging and Bio-toxicity (Results from the European SITAR project)"; Ph. Blondel and A. Caiti (eds.), Springer-Praxis, p. 73-78, 2007

Moren, P., A. Caiti, M. Zakharia, M.A. Larsen, Ph. Blondel, J. Dybedal; "Acoustic sea trial in the Möja Söderfjärd dumpsite", in "Buried Waste in the Seabed - Acoustic Imaging and Bio-toxicity (Results from the European SITAR project)"; Ph. Blondel and A. Caiti (eds.), Springer-Praxis, p. 87-102, 2007

Karasalo, I., P. Skogqvist, Ph. Blondel, P.F. Dobbins; "Buried waste inspection: acoustical images and inversion from multiple-aspect scattering", in "Buried Waste in the Seabed - Acoustic Imaging and Bio-toxicity (Results from the European SITAR project)"; Ph. Blondel and A. Caiti (eds.), Springer-Praxis, p. 115-126, 2007

Zakharia, M., Ph. Blondel, J. Dybedal, I Karasalo, J.M. Hovem, A. Trucco, M. Robba, A. Caiti; "Acoustical methods", in "Buried Waste in the Seabed - Acoustic Imaging and Bio-toxicity (Results from the European SITAR project)"; Ph. Blondel and A. Caiti (eds.), Springer-Praxis, p. 179-182, 2007

Gómez Sichi, O., Ph. Blondel, E. Grácia, J.J. Dañobeitia; "Quantitative textural analyses of TOBI sonar imagery along the Almería Canyon (Almería Margin, Alborán Sea, SE Spain)", in "Submarine Slope Systems: Processes and Products", D.M. Hodgson, S.S. Flint (eds.), Geological Society Special Publication no. 244, p. 141-154, 2005

Ph. Blondel; "Seabed classification at continental margins", invited chapter, Ocean Margin Systems, G. Wefer, D. Billett, D. Hebbeln, B.B. Jørgensen, Tj. Van Weering (eds), p. 125-141, Springer Verlag: Berlin, 2002

Blondel, Ph.; "Segmentation of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge south of the Azores, based on acoustic classification of TOBI data", in MacLeod, C.J., P. Tyler and C.L. Walker (eds.), "Tectonic, Magmatic and Biological Segmentation of Mid-Ocean Ridges", Geological Society Special Publication, no. 118, p. 17-28, 1996

Conference Proceedings

Blondel, Ph., J. Munday, D. Nash; "Multi-angle ultrasonic imaging of corals", Proc. ECUA-2010, 7 pp., (2010)

Blondel, Ph.; "Rapid distinction of dumpsite objects using Multiple-Aspect Scattering - Results from scaled tank experiments", Acoustics'2008, p. 3948 J. Acoust. Soc. Am., Vol. 123, No. 5, Pt. 2, May 2008
Howey, R., Ph. Blondel; "Bistatic scattering in sediments: comparison of model and scaled tank experiments at 238 kHz", Acoustics'2008, p. 3440 J. Acoust. Soc. Am., Vol. 123, No. 5, Pt. 2, May 2008
Wladichuk, J.L., W.M. Megill, Ph. Blondel; "Passive echolocation techniques of Eastern Pacific grey whales and biomimetic applications", p. 3207 J. Acoust. Soc. Am., Vol. 123, No. 5, Pt. 2, May 2008
Graf, S., W.M. Megill, Ph. Blondel, S.E. Clift; "Investigation into the possible role of dolphin's teeth in sound reception", p. 3360 J. Acoust. Soc. Am., Vol. 123, No. 5, Pt. 2, May 2008
Kruss, A., Ph. Blondel, J. Tegowski, J. Wiktor, A. Tatarek; "Estimation of macrophytes using single-beam and multibeam echosounding for environmental monitoring of Arctic fjords (Kongsfjord, West Svalbard Island)", p. 3213 J. Acoust. Soc. Am., Vol. 123, No. 5, Pt. 2, May 2008
Blondel, Ph.: "Challenges of seafloor characterisation: from point to map", invited presentation (6 pp.), Int. Cong. Acoustics, Madrid, Spain, September 2007
Blondel, Ph., D. Fang, A. Smith, N. Jayasundere; "High-frequency bistatic imaging of proud targets - Influence of target orientation and target type"; UAM-2007
Huvenne, V.A.I., V. Hühnerbach, Ph. Blondel, O. Gómez Sichi, T. LeBas; "Detailed mapping of shallow-water environments using image texture analysis on sidescan sonar and multibeam backscatter imagery ", UAM-2007, p. 879-886, 2007
V. Hühnerbach, Ph. Blondel, V. Huvenne, O. Gómez Sichi; "Repeatability of high-resolution sidescan and multibeam backscatter imagery over cold-water corals - possible implications on long-term habitat monitoring", UAM-2007, p. 877, 2007
Cosci, M., A. Caiti, Ph. Blondel, N. Jayasundere; "A potential algorithm for target classification in sonar bistatic geometries", in "Boundary Influences in High-Frequency Shallow Water Acoustics", N.G. Pace and Ph. Blondel (eds.), University of Bath Press, September 2005
Gómez Sichi, O., Ph. Blondel, E. Gràcia; "Acoustic textures and seafloor characterisation of submarine landslides - An example from the SW Iberian Margin", in "Boundary Influences in High-Frequency Shallow Water Acoustics", N.G. Pace and Ph. Blondel (eds.), University of Bath Press, September 2005
Ph. Blondel, N.G. Pace; "Scaled tank experiments: Seabed and target scattering at high frequencies", invited article in Proc. "Underwater Acoustic Measurements: Technologies and Results", J. S. Papadakis and L. Bjørno (eds.), Heraklion, Crete, June 2005