Processed ship-based Multibeam Sonar Data (version 2) acquired in the western South Pacific Ocean during the Kilo Moana expedition KM0701 (2007)

This data set was acquired with a ship-based Kongsberg EM120 Multibeam Sonar system during Kilo Moana expedition KM0701 conducted in 2007 (Chief Scientist: Dr. Zackary Johnson). These data files are of MBSystem format and include Acoustic Backscatter, Sidescan, and Swath Bathymetry 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 2.1. Data were acquired as part of the project(s): Western Pacific Warm Pool (WP2), and funding was provided by NSF grant(s): OCE05-26462.