Marine Geoscience Data System
KN159-07 Backscatter:Acoustic, Bathymetry:Swath, Sidescan
Processed ship-based Multibeam Sonar Data (version 2) acquired in the Atlantic Ocean during the Knorr expedition KN159-07 (1998)
This data set was acquired with a ship-based SeaBeam 2112 Multibeam Sonar system during Knorr expedition KN159-07 conducted in 1998 (Chief Scientist: Dr. William R. Martin). These data files are of MBSystem format and include Sidescan, Swath Bathymetry, and Acoustic Backscatter data and were processed by the GMRT Team using the open source MB-System multibeam sonar processing software as part of the GMRT Synthesis effort. These data are included in the GMRT Synthesis, version 2.0.
Device Info
Sonar:Multibeam
SeaBeam:2112
Platform
Knorr
WHOI
Quality
2
The data have been processed/modified to a level beyond that of basic quality control (e.g. final processed sonar data, photo-mosaics).

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