Marine Geoscience Data System
NBP0709 Backscatter:Acoustic, Bathymetry:Swath, Sidescan
USAP:Funded
Processed Multibeam Sonar Data (version 2) from the Bellingshausen Sea acquired during Nathaniel B. Palmer expedition NBP0709 (2007)
This data set was acquired with a Kongsberg model EM120 multibeam sonar system during Nathaniel B. Palmer expedition NBP0709 conducted in 2007 (Chief Scientist: Dr. Stephen Ackley). These data files include Acoustic Backscatter, Sidescan, Swath Bathymetry 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 2.0. Data were acquired with funding provided by the U.S. National Science Foundation.
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Sonar:Multibeam
Kongsberg:EM120
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Nathaniel B. Palmer
Lockheed Martin
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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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