Processed Multibeam Sonar Data (version 2) from the Ross Sea acquired during Nathaniel B. Palmer expedition NBP0301B (2003)

This data set was acquired with a Kongsberg model EM120 multibeam sonar system during Nathaniel B. Palmer expedition NBP0301B conducted in 2003 (Chief Scientist: Dr. Walker Smith). These data files include Acoustic Backscatter, Sidescan, Swath Bathymetry data and were processed at sea using the open...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Smith, Walker
Format: Dataset
Language:English
Published: Interdisciplinary Earth Data Alliance (IEDA) 2003
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Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.1594/ieda/100317
http://doi.iedadata.org/100317
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Summary:This data set was acquired with a Kongsberg model EM120 multibeam sonar system during Nathaniel B. Palmer expedition NBP0301B conducted in 2003 (Chief Scientist: Dr. Walker Smith). These data files include Acoustic Backscatter, Sidescan, Swath Bathymetry data and were processed at sea using the open source MB-System multibeam sonar processing software. These data are included in the GMRT Synthesis, beginning with version 1. Funding was provided by the U.S. National Science Foundation.