1. Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources
  2. Geoscience Data System
  3. Dataset 39607

Dataset description: 2017-001-FA_2017-002-FA_7160Bathymetry

Multibeam echo sounder - GeoTIFF grids for processed Reson 7160 seafloor bathymetry data collected during USGS field activities 2017-001-FA and 2017-002-FA along the U.S. Atlantic continental shelf break and upper continental slope between the Baltimore and Keller Canyons
Version1
Keywordsmultibeam sonar, marine geology, marine geophysics, bathymetry
Data typesMultibeam
FormatGeoTIFF
Amount2 MB

Contacts

Contact
Wayne E Baldwin
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Location of materials and files

Public files
Metadatahttps://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/metadata/whcmsc/SB_data_release/DR_P9Y1MSTN/2017-001-FA_2017-002-FA_7160Bathymetry_meta.xml
Outline - Questions and answers - Text - XML

Activities and equipment

ActivityEquipment
2017-001-FAReson 7160 (used in WH)
44 kHz center frequency, 512 beams, 1.5 x 2 degree across- and along-track beam widths, respectively
2017-002-FAReson 7160 (used in WH)
44 kHz center frequency, 512 beams, 1.5 x 2 degree across- and along-track beam widths, respectively