RV Investigator Voyage IN2019_T02 EM710 Multibeam Echosounder Data

Created 12/10/2024

Updated 12/10/2024

This record describes multibeam echosounder data collected on RV Investigator voyage IN2019_T02, titled: "Deep seascapes of the Great Barrier Reef: Uncovering submarine canyons and landslides." The voyage took place between October 4 and October 14, 2019 departing from Brisbane (QLD) and arriving in Darwin (NT).

The Kongsberg EM710 multibeam echosounder was used to acquire seafloor bathymetry and backscatter information and watercolumn backscatter between Brisbane to Darwin.

The EM710 provides a 0.5° by 1° transmit and receive angular resolution respectively. The echosounder's nominal frequency range is from 70 to 100 kHz.

Data are stored in .all raw format for bathymetry and backscatter and .wcd format for watercolumn backscatter at CSIRO. There are 239 files totalling 59.3 GB of raw data in this dataset.

Sound velocity profiles were applied to this data during data acquisition. Bathymetry data contained in *.all format is corrected for motion and position.

Tide corrections were not applied to the processed data. Processed data had outliers removed. Processed line data are available in *.gsf and ascii format, and processed bathymetry and backscatter grids in geotiff format.

Additional information regarding this dataset, including further information on processing streams, is contained in the GSM data acquisition and processing report. Additional data products may be available on request.

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Title RV Investigator Voyage IN2019_T02 EM710 Multibeam Echosounder Data
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://devweb.dga.links.com.au/data/dataset/f2a47c32-6bd5-4b18-b2cc-0c803420e77c
Contact Point
Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML)
data-requests-hf@csiro.au
Reference Period 21/07/2020
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