Dataset: SO202 - Simrad data

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CruiseSO202-1
Navigation system Sonne - INS - GPS
Horizontal reference system (EPSG) WGS84 geographic (4326)
Sonar system Simrad EM120
Sonar type multibeam
Depth definition true depths
Depth datum (EPSG) MeanSeaLevel depth (5715)
File format Simrad multibeam processing format
File listing1051 files, as XML file
Tracklength [km] 12841
Generalised track ¹ KML file
Gross coverage [km²] (unedited - no warranty) 132291
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 Multibeam data were collected to extend the global database of seafloor topography and to provide high resolution bathymetry for the expedition's scientific program.
Abstract Multibeam data were measured during R/V SONNE cruise SO-202-INOPEX along track lines of 6938 NM total length in the North Pacific and Bering Sea during transits and stationary work. Starting from Hokkaido (Japan) data were achieved east of the Kuril-Kamchatka Trench and south of the Aleutian Trench. The track crosses the Bowers Ridge, the continental margin of Alaska and the Umnak Plateau in the Bering Sea. Further data were gained in the North Pacific in the area of the Patton Seamounts, Gibson Seamount, Hess Rise and Shatsky Rise. The multibeam sonar system Simrad EM 120 from Kongsberg was operated using 191 beams and an aperture angle of 90° to 140° due to particular conditions. The refraction correction was achieved utilizing 6 CTD profiles measured during the cruise and one from cruise SO-201. The quality of data might be reduced during bad weather periods. The dataset contains raw data that are not processed and thus may contain errors and blunders in depth and position.
Sonar system operators Tanja Dufek, Cornelia Heinzl, Ann-Kathrin Rohardt
(MaNIDA) data level 0
Data quality / Lineage
Point of contact AWI bathymetry data responsible party
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 (¹): KML file is created online from database applying track generalization ±50 meter.