Marine Geoscience Data System
NBP9704B Backscatter:Acoustic, Bathymetry:Swath
USAP:Funded
Processed Multibeam Sonar Data (version 2) from the Chilean Inland Passage network of fjords along western coast of Chile, and includes the Marinelli Fjord, Europa Fjord, and San Raphael Fjord, acquired during Nathaniel B. Palmer expedition NBP9704B (1997)
This data set was acquired with a SeaBeam Instruments model 2112 multibeam sonar system during Nathaniel B. Palmer expedition NBP9704B conducted in 1997. These data files include Swath Bathymetry, Acoustic Backscatter data and were processed at sea using the open source MB-System multibeam sonar processing software. These data are included in the GMRT Synthesis, beginning with version 1. Data were acquired while the Nathaniel B. Palmer was in transit.
Device Info
Sonar:Multibeam
SeaBeam:2112
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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