Schenke, Hans Werner; Gauger, Steffen; Kourentsova, Nathalia (2009): Swath sonar bathymetry during POLARSTERN cruise ANT-XXII/3 (PS67) 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.724660
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Abstract:
Multibeam data were measured during R/V Polarstern cruise ANT-XXII/3 along track lines of approximately 8000 NM total length during transits and partly during stationary work. Data were achieved on a transect along the Greenwich meridian, across the Weddell Sea from Kapp Norvegia to Joinville Island, across the Powell Basin, furthermore in the Drake Passage and west of Antarctic Peninsula. Short bathymetric surveys were carried out on the continental slope off Kapp Norvegia and Fimbulisen, and in the area of the Weddell Abyssal Plain. The multibeam sonar system Hydrosweep DS-2 was operated mainly in the HDBE softbeam mode with 240 depth values per swath and a receiving coverage of 100°. The refraction correction was achieved utilizing CTD profiles or the system's own cross fan calibration. 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:
Fahrbach, Eberhard (2006): The Expedition ANTARKTIS-XXII/3 of the Research Vessel Polarstern in 2005. Berichte zur Polar- und Meeresforschung = Reports on Polar and Marine Research, 533, 246 pp, https://doi.org/10.2312/BzPM_0533_2006
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Coverage:
Median Latitude: -61.747341 * Median Longitude: -26.011694 * South-bound Latitude: -71.479770 * West-bound Longitude: -69.957920 * North-bound Latitude: -33.897100 * East-bound Longitude: 17.554670
Date/Time Start: 2005-01-22T15:10:00 * Date/Time End: 2005-04-04T21:40:00
Event(s):
PS67/3-track * Latitude Start: -33.911860 * Longitude Start: 18.434600 * Latitude End: -53.144700 * Longitude End: -70.909100 * Date/Time Start: 2005-01-20T12:00:00 * Date/Time End: 2005-04-06T09:00:00 * Campaign: ANT-XXII/3 (PS67 ANDEEP 3) * 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.
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| # | 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:
29028 data points
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