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Spieß, Volkhard; Caparachin, César (2019): M76/3a raw data of EM120 multibeam echosounder (bathymetry & beam time series) [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.901652

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Abstract:
Between 07.06.2008 and 13.07.2008, bathymetric data was acquired in the Eastern South Atlantic during the R/V METEOR cruise M76/3a. The expedition was dedicated to giant deep sea pockmark structures on the West African margin (primarily in the lower Congo Basin), which represent sites of significant fluid and gas seepage, occurrence of gas hydrates and carbonate precipitates and host large seep-related ecosystems. The aim of the cruise was to study the external controls of seepage by structural seismic and acoustic studies and sampling. Bathymetric mapping with the multibeam echosounders (MBES) KONGSBERG SIMRAD EM120 and EM710 provided the basis for the identification of seep locations and therefore access to appropriate sampling sites in order to investigate control parameters of gas and fluid migration systems and associated vent communities. In addition to the MBES, a sub-bottom profiler, multichannel seismics, the MARUM autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) SEAL 5000, a TV-sled and sediment sampling devices were utilized during the cruise.
CI Citation: Paul Wintersteller (seafloor-imaging@marum.de) as responsible party for bathymetry raw data ingest and approval.
Description of the data source:
During the M76/3a cruise, the hull-mounted echosounder KONGSBERG SIMRAD EM120 was utilized to perform bathymetric mapping. The EM120 transmits a nominal sounding frequency of 12 kHz and can perform up to full ocean depth. It generates 191 beams with a 1°(Tx)/2°(Rx) and a maximum opening angle of 140°. The system was set to obtain equally spaced soundings and to compensate the ship's yaw movements. The actual opening angle was limited either by the maximum angle possible, a maximum angle set or a maximum coverage on the seafloor and was adjusted to the requirements of individual surveys.
For further information consult: https://epic.awi.de/26725/1/Kon2007a.pdf
Responsible person during this cruise / PI: Volkhard Spieß (vspiess@uni-bremen.de)
Chief Scientist: Volkhard Spieß (vspiess@uni-bremen.de)
Keyword(s):
Atlantic; AUV; Bathymetry; EM120; hydroacoustics; seismics
Related to:
Wintersteller, Paul; Biller, Tiago (2019): Gridded bathymetry from EM120 multibeam echosounder of R/V METEOR cruise M76/3A (Eastern South Atlantic) [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.902708
Further details:
Zabel, Matthias; Boetius, Antje; Emeis, Kay-Christian; Ferdelman, Timothy G; Spieß, Volkhard (2012): PROSA Process Studies in the Eastern South Atlantic – Cruise No. M76 – April 12 – August 24, 2008 – Cape Town (South Africa) – Walvis Bay (Namibia). METEOR-Berichte, DFG-Senatskommission für Ozeanographie, M76, 180 pp, https://doi.org/10.2312/cr_m76
Coverage:
Latitude: -22.941000 * Longitude: 14.503000
Date/Time Start: 2008-06-07T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 2008-07-13T00:00:00
Event(s):
M76/3a-track * Latitude Start: -22.941000 * Longitude Start: 14.503000 * Latitude End: -22.941000 * Longitude End: 14.503000 * Date/Time Start: 2008-06-07T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 2008-07-13T00:00:00 * Location: Congo Canyon * Campaign: M76/3a * Basis: Meteor (1986) * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Walvis Bay - Walvis Bay
Parameter(s):
#NameShort NameUnitPrincipal InvestigatorMethod/DeviceComment
1File nameFile nameWintersteller, Paul
2File formatFile formatWintersteller, Paul
3File sizeFile sizekByteWintersteller, Paul
4Uniform resource locator/link to fileURL fileWintersteller, Paul
Status:
Curation Level: Basic curation (CurationLevelB) * Processing Level: PANGAEA data processing level 1 (ProcLevel1)
Size:
5596 data points

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