Schenke, Hans Werner (2009): Swath sonar bathymetry during POLARSTERN cruise ANT-XVI/4 (PS53) with links to multibeam raw data files [dataset]. Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.724658
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Abstract:
Multibeam data were collected without operator supervision on R/V Polarstern cruise ANT-XVI/4 along track lines of 6385 NM total length. Data were achieved during transits and stationary work on the route from Cape Town to Bremerhaven via the Cape Verde Islands and the Canary Islands. The multibeam sonar system Hydrosweep DS-2 was operated using 59 beams and 90° aperture angle. The quality of data might be reduced during bad weather periods or adverse sea ice conditions. The dataset contains raw data that are not processed and thus may contain errors and blunders in depth and position.
Related to:
Bathmann, Ulrich; Smetacek, Victor; Reinke, Manfred (2000): Die Expeditionen ANTARKTIS XVI/3-4 des Forschungsschiffes Polarstern 1999 (The Expedition ANTARKTIS XVI/3-4 of the Research Vessel Polarstern in 1999). Berichte zur Polarforschung = Reports on Polar Research, 364, 139 pp, https://doi.org/10.2312/BzP_0364_2000
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Coverage:
Median Latitude: 8.633830 * Median Longitude: -10.849248 * South-bound Latitude: -32.889530 * West-bound Longitude: -24.002990 * North-bound Latitude: 52.608250 * East-bound Longitude: 15.325540
Date/Time Start: 1999-05-12T06:40:00 * Date/Time End: 1999-06-02T15:50:00
Event(s):
PS53/4-track * Latitude Start: -33.911860 * Longitude Start: 18.434600 * Latitude End: 53.563960 * Longitude End: 8.548130 * Date/Time Start: 1999-05-11T12:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1999-06-03T12:00:00 * Campaign: ANT-XVI/4 (PS54) * Basis: Polarstern * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT)
Comment:
The raw multibeam sonar data in SURF format are compressed as TAR archive with GZIP. One dataset contains a measurement period not exceeding eight hours. SURF data files can be processed using the software packages CARIS HIPS/SIPS or with the open source software package MB-System (http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/res/pi/MB-System/). The source code for an application programming interface (API) to read and write SURF data is released by the Hydrosweep manufacturer Atlas Hydrographic, Bremen, and published under the GNU GPL. Contact infobathy@awi.de for data access.
Parameter(s):
| # | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method/Device | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DATE/TIME | Date/Time | Geocode | |||
| 2 | LATITUDE | Latitude | Geocode | |||
| 3 | LONGITUDE | Longitude | Geocode | |||
| 4 | Uniform resource locator/link to raw data file | URL raw | Schenke, Hans Werner | Swath-mapping system Atlas Hydrosweep DS-2 | ATLAS SURF format, hdl:10013/epic.38034 | |
| 5 | Uniform resource locator/link to metadata file | URL meta | Schenke, Hans Werner | Standard for Geospatial Metadata V.2 | ||
| 6 | Uniform resource locator/link to image | URL image | Schenke, Hans Werner | preview in png-format |
License:
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC-BY-3.0)
Status:
Curation Level: Basic curation (CurationLevelB) * Processing Level: PANGAEA data processing level 1 (ProcLevel1)
Size:
9021 data points
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