Marine Geoscience Data System
NBP9407 Backscatter:Acoustic, Bathymetry:Swath
USAP:Funded
Processed Multibeam Sonar Data (version 1) from the Ross Sea. acquired during Nathaniel B. Palmer expedition NBP9407 (1994)
This data set was acquired with a SeaBeam Instruments model 2112 multibeam sonar system during Nathaniel B. Palmer expedition NBP9407 conducted in 1994 (Chief Scientist: Dr. Lou Bartek). These data files include Acoustic Backscatter, Swath Bathymetry data and were processed at sea using the open source MB-System multibeam sonar processing software. Data were acquired as part of the project(s): Integrated Biostratigraphy and High Resolution Stratigraphy of the Ross Sea, and funding was provided by the U.S. National Science Foundation.
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Sonar:Multibeam
SeaBeam:2112
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Nathaniel B. Palmer
Lockheed Martin
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1
A level of processing has been undertaken, ensuring quality control (e.g. ping edited sonar data, edited navigation data).

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