Marine Geoscience Data System
KM1009 Backscatter:Acoustic
Processed Acoustic Backscatter Data for the Kingman-Palmyra area of the northern Line Islands ridge (KM1009, 2010)
This data set was acquired with a ship-based Kongsberg EM122 Multibeam Sonar system during Kilo Moana expedition KM1009 conducted in 2010 (Chief Scientist Dr. James Gardner). These data files are in NetCDF Grid format and include gridded Acoustic Backscatter data that was processed after data collection. The data set was acquired as part of the project UNH UNCLOS Law of the Sea Mapping.
Device Info
Sonar:Multibeam
Kongsberg:EM122
Platform
Kilo Moana
UH:SOEST
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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