1. Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources
  2. Geoscience Data System
  3. Dataset 23011

Dataset description: Chirp seismic data

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Keywordsseismic reflection methods, sub-bottom profiling, marine geophysics
FormatSEGY

Contacts

Contact
Linda P McCarthy
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Location of materials and files

Public fileshttp://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/data/1996_040_FA_c/
Supporting documentation or data
Digital locationhttp://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/publications/of00-366/
Metadatahttps://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/metadata/whcmsc/open_file_report/ofr2000-366/of00-366_segy.xml
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Activities and equipment

ActivityEquipment
1996-040-FASIS1000 Chirp Sonar
Transducer: Transmit projector array; line array receiving hydrophone; 30ยบ conical radiation pattern Frequency: 2kHz to 7kHz swept FM (4 KW output), synchronous with sidescan Resolution: 10 cm Processing: Calibrated transmit waveform stored in ROM, matched filter FFT digital signal processing Scale Selection: 25 meters to 750 meters full scale

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