Processed near bottom Multibeam Sonar Images from the Lau Back-arc Basin acquired during the R/V Kilo Moana expedition KM0417 (2004)

This data set was acquired with a Simrad SM2000 Multibeam Sonar system on the AUV ABE during R/V Kilo Moana expedition KM0417 conducted in 2004 (Chief Scientist: Dr. Charles Langmuir; Investigators: Dr. Charles Langmuir and Dr. Dana Yoerger). These data files are of PDF format and include Swath Bathymetry images that were processed after data collection. Data were acquired as part of the projects: LAUB-FLEX: Deep Circulation and Dispersal in the Lau Basin using Floats, Integrated Hydrothermal and Petrological Studies of the Eastern Lau Spreading Center, and Venture Deep Ocean, Lau Basin Expedition 2 of 5, and funding was provided by NSF grants: OCE02-41716, OCE02-41785, OCE02-41909, OCE02-41913, OCE02-42114, OCE02-42618, OCE02-42675, and OCE02-42902. This data was cited by German et al., 2008.