Dataset: M34/2 - Atlas Hydrosweep DS2 Data | HOME Imprint |
Archive | unpublished |
Dataset citation | unpublished |
Metadata of dataset | ISO 19115/19139, FGDC |
Cruise | M34/2 |
Navigation system | Meteor C-Nav |
Horizontal reference system (EPSG) | WGS84 geographic (4326) |
Sonar system | Hydrosweep DS2 |
Sonar type | multibeam |
Depth definition | true depths |
Depth datum (EPSG) | MeanSeaLevel depth (5715) |
File format | SAM Electronics SURF format |
File listing | 79 files, as XML file |
Tracklength [km] | 5458 |
Generalised track ¹ | KML file |
Gross coverage [km²] (unedited - no warranty) | 18134 |
Usage | Primary data are generally not depth-edited and should not directly be used for final product compilations. |
Maintenance | Update frequency of dataset: notPlanned |
Constraints | Access: onDemand Use: copyright |
Status | completed |
Purpose | |
Abstract | The main object during M34-2 was to investigate the biogeochemical processes in sediments of the upwelling area off Namibia. While continuing a long-term research project of reconstruction the climate and the water transport of the South Atlantic during the Late Quaternary. Though multibeam data has been recorded during this cruise, the responsible party has provided no acquisition information. |
Sonar system operators | N/A |
(MaNIDA) data level | 0 |
Data quality / Lineage | |
Point of contact | MARUM bathymetry data responsible party |
Aggregation |
(¹): KML file is created online from database applying track generalization ±50 meter.