Processed Gridded Near-Bottom Bathymetry Data from the Lau Back-arc Basin acquired with ROV ROPOS during R/V Falkor expedition FK160407 (2016)

This data set was acquired with a Mesotech M3 Multibeam Sonar on ROV ROPOS during R/V Falkor expedition FK160407 conducted in 2016 (Chief Scientist: Dr. Charles Fisher, Investigators: Solana Huang, Dr. Vicki Ferrini). These data files are of NetCDF Grid format and include Bathymetry data that were processed after acquisition. Data were acquired as part of the project(s): Collaborative Research: Ecosystem dynamics of Western Pacific hydrothermal vent communities associated with polymetallic sulfide deposits. Ship time was provided by Schmidt Ocean Institute and additional funding was provided by NSF Award(s): OCE15-36650.