Multibeam bathymetry processed data (Kongsberg EM 122 entire dataset) of RV MARIA S. MERIAN during cruise MSM56

• Main Authors: dos Santos Ferreira, Christian, Gaide, Stefanie, Wintersteller, Paul
• Format: Dataset
• Language: English
• Published: PANGAEA
• Subjects: CT; File format; File name; File size; Maria S. Merian; MSM56; MSM56-track; Underway cruise track measurements; Uniform resource locator/link to file; Arctic; Svalbard; Greenland; Kongsberg
• Online Access: https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.922141

Swath sonar bathymetry data used for that dataset was recorded during RV MARIA S. MERIAN cruise MSM57/2 using Kongsberg EM 122 multibeam echosounder. The cruise took place between 02.07.2016 and 25.07.2016 off Svalbard and Greenland. The cruise investigated changes of the phyto- and bacterioplankton community along salinity gradients in Arctic fjords and the impact of such changes on biogeochemical fluxes and chemical modification of organic substrates and metabolites [DOI:10.2312/cr_msm56]. CI Citation: Paul Wintersteller ([e-mail]) as responsible party for bathymetry raw data ingest creation of products and approval. Description of data source: During the MSM56 cruise, the hull-mounted Kongsberg EM122 multibeam echosounder (MBES) was utilized to perform bathymetric mapping in middle to deep water depths. Two linear transducer arrays in a Mills Cross configuration transmit acoustic signals of a nominal sonar frequency of 12 kHz. With 432 soundings per swath, the emission cone has a dimension of max 150° across track and 2° along track. With a reception obtained from 288 beams, the actual beam footprint is 2° by 2°. Depending on the roughness of the seafloor, the swath width on a flat bottom is generally maximum six times the water depth. For further information on the system, consult https://www.km.kongsberg.com/. Responsible person during this cruise / PI: unknown. Description of data processing: Postprocessing and products were conducted by the Seafloor-Imaging & Mapping group of MARUM/FB5, responsible person Paul Wintersteller ([e-mail]). The open source software MB-System (Caress, D. W., and D. N. Chayes, MB-System: Mapping the Seafloor, https://www.mbari.org/products/research-software/mb-system, 2017) was utilized for this purpose. A sound velocity correction profile was applied to the MSM56 data; there were no further corrections for roll, pitch and heave applied during postprocessing. A tide correction was applied, based on the Oregon State University (OSU) tidal ...