Processed ship-based Multibeam Sonar Data (version 2) acquired near the Lau Back-arc Basin during the Kilo Moana expedition KM1007 (2010)

This data set was acquired with a ship-based Kongsberg EM122 Multibeam Sonar system during Kilo Moana expedition KM1007 conducted in 2010 (Chief Scientist: Dr. Del Bohnenstiehl). 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 2.5. Data were acquired as part of the project(s): Lau Basin Autonomous Underwater Hydrophone Network, and funding was provided by NSF grant(s): OCE08-25295.