Marine Geoscience Data System
TN061 Backscatter:Acoustic, Bathymetry:Swath
Processed Acoustic Backscatter and Swath Bathymetry Data acquired during R/V Thomas G. Thompson expedition TN061 (1996)
This data set was acquired with an Atlas Elecktronik Hydrosweep DS Multibeam Sonar during R/V Thomas G. Thompson expedition TN061 conducted in 1996 (Chief Scientist: Dr. LeRoy Dorman, Investigator: Dr. LeRoy Dorman). 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 GMRT and was included in the Global Multi-Resolution Topography (GMRT) Synthesis (version 1). Data were acquired as part of the project(s): Seismological Components of the MELT Experiment on the Southern East Pacific Rise: West Coast OBS Facility Support and Analysis. Funding was provided by NSF award(s): OCE94-03587.
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Sonar:Multibeam
Atlas:Hydrosweep DS
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Thomas G. Thompson
UW:Oceanography
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A level of processing has been undertaken, ensuring quality control (e.g. ping edited sonar data, edited navigation data).

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