Dataset description: Donated AUV bathymetry data collected during Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) cruise in May 2019 offshore of south-central California

This dataset consists of autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) bathymetry data collected in May 2019 aboard the R/V Rachel Carson, which is owned and operated by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). During the cruise, bathymetry data were collected across four AUV dives, all four of which collected coincident bathymetry and Chirp and seismic-reflection data. The collection of these data was funded entirely by MBARI, and the data have been donated to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The data were collected in collaboration with the USGS and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), and they are located in the same study area as the collaborative California Deepwater Investigations and Groundtruthing (Cal DIG I) project.

Version	1
Keywords	sea-floor characteristics, sub-bottom profiling, geospatial datasets, marine geophysics, bathymetry, bathymetry measurement
Data types	Sub Bottom Profiler
Format	GeoTIFF;
Amount	123.9 MB

Contacts

Contact	Daniel (Contractor) J Kennedy PCMSC_data@usgs.gov

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Location of materials and files

Public files	https://doi.org/10.5066/P97QM7NF
Metadata	https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/metadata/pcmsc/DataReleases/CMGDS_DR_tool/DR_P97QM7NF/2021-605-DD_bathy_201905_metadata.xml Outline - Questions and answers - Text - XML

Activities and equipment

Activity	Equipment
2021-605-DD	0.5-16 kHz receiver seismic receiver