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. 2014 May 13;9(5):e97339. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0097339

Table 1. Detailed explanations of all layers derived from bathymetry and the backscatter mosaic.

Derivatives (original layer) Details Analysis window (pixel size: 2.5 m) Software
Aspect (Bathymetry) Describes the azimuthal direction of the steepest slope through the points in the analysis window [20] 3×3 Spatial Analyst (ArcGIS 9.3)
Rugosity (Bathymetry) A measure of structural complexity represented by the ratio of surface area to planar area [24] 3×3 Benthic Terrain Modeller Tool for ArcGIS
Maximum curvature (Bathymetry) Describes the steepest curve of either plan or profile convexity through a defined cell neighbourhood [40] 3×3 ENVI 4.7
Bathymetric Position Index (Bathymetry) Compares the elevation of each cell in a digital elevation model to the mean elevation of a specified neighbourhood around that cell [68] Inner radius = 10, Outer radius = 10, Scale factor = 125 Benthic Terrain Modeller Tool for ArcGIS
Slope (Bathymetry) Describes the maximum change in elevation between each cell and cells in the analysis neighbourhood [20] 3×3 Spatial Analyst (ArcGIS 9.3)
Complexity (Bathymetry) Describes the rate of change in the bathymetry slope [20] 3×3 ENVI 4.7
Red, Green and Blue bands of Hue, Saturation and Intensity (Backscatter mosaic) High and low frequency information of an image after application of high and low pass filters, producing three band images of Red, Green and Blue [43]. 3×3 (high pass filter) and 11×11 (low pass filter) ENVI 4.7
Homogeneity, Entropy and Correlation texture features (Backscatter mosaic) Texture features calculated from Grey Level Co-occurrence Matrices (GLCM) [44] 7×7 ENVI 4.7