1. Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources
  2. Geoscience Data System
  3. Dataset 39609

Dataset description: 2017-001-FA_2017-002-FA_EK60

Split-beam echo sounder - navigation points, tracklines, and profile images for Simrad EK60 split-beam echo sounder 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
Keywordssonar methods, navigational data, geospatial datasets, marine geophysics
Data typesNavigation
Formatshapefile; PNG
Amount760 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_EK60_meta.xml
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Activities and equipment

ActivityEquipment
2017-001-FASIMRAD EK60
Split-beam, scientific echo sounder. The Simrad EK60 can operate seven echo sounder frequencies simultaneously ranging from 18 to 710 kHz.
2017-002-FASIMRAD EK60
Split-beam, scientific echo sounder. The Simrad EK60 can operate seven echo sounder frequencies simultaneously ranging from 18 to 710 kHz.

Geometries linked to this dataset

MapNameDescription
Map2017-001-FA_2017-002-FA_EK60TracklinesSimplified navigation points, tracklines, and profile images for Simrad EK60 split-beam echo sounder 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