Marine Geoscience Data System
NBP1609 Backscatter:Acoustic, Bathymetry:Swath
USAP:Funded
Processed Acoustic Backscatter and Swath Bathymetry Data acquired during R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer expedition NBP1609 (2016)
This data set was acquired with a Kongsberg Maritime EM122 Multibeam Sonar during R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer expedition NBP1609 conducted in 2016 (Chief Scientist: Dr. Sébastien Bigorre). These data files are of MBSystem-compatible format and include Acoustic Backscatter and Swath Bathymetry data that were processed after acquisition. This data was processed by the GMRT Team and was included in the Global Multi-Resolution Topography (GMRT) Synthesis (version 3.7).
Device Info
Sonar:Multibeam
Kongsberg:EM122
Platform
Nathaniel B. Palmer
Lockheed Martin
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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