Dataset: ANT-XXII/3 - SURF data | HOME Imprint |
Archive | DOI |
Dataset citation | HTML, BibTeX, RIS |
Metadata of dataset | ISO 19115/19139, FGDC, PANGAEA |
Cruise | ANT-XXII/3 |
Navigation system | Polarstern - MINS - PODAS |
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 | 212 files, as XML file |
Tracklength [km] | 15147 |
Generalised track ¹ | KML file |
Gross coverage [km²] (unedited - no warranty) | 106121 |
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 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 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. |
Sonar system operators | Steffen Gauger, Nathalia Kourentsova |
(MaNIDA) data level | 0 |
Data quality / Lineage | |
Point of contact | AWI bathymetry data responsible party |
Aggregation |
(¹): KML file is created online from database applying track generalization ±50 meter.