Marine Geoscience Data System
NBP0405 Backscatter:Acoustic, Bathymetry:Swath, Sidescan
USAP:Funded
Processed Multibeam Sonar Data (version 2) from the Southern Atlantic Ocean near South Africa acquired during Nathaniel B. Palmer expedition NBP0405 (2004)
This data set was acquired with a Kongsberg model EM120 multibeam sonar system during Nathaniel B. Palmer expedition NBP0405 conducted in 2004 . These data files include Sidescan, 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 as part of the project(s): Sea Trials: Dynamic Positioning System/SIMRAD Sea-floor beacons.
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Sonar:Multibeam
Kongsberg:EM120
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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