Marine Geoscience Data System
KM0819 Backscatter:Acoustic, Bathymetry:Swath, Sidescan
Processed ship-based Multibeam Sonar Data (version 2) acquired in the eastern Pacific Ocean during the Kilo Moana expedition KM0819 (2008)
This data set was acquired with a ship-based Kongsberg EM120 Multibeam Sonar system during Kilo Moana expedition KM0819 conducted in 2008 (Chief Scientist: Dr. Timothy McGovern). These data files are of MBSystem format and include Swath Bathymetry, Acoustic Backscatter, and Sidescan 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): Transit.
Device Info
Sonar:Multibeam
Kongsberg:EM120
Platform
Kilo Moana
UH:SOEST
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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