Dataset: ANT-XXII/2 - SURF data | HOME Imprint |
Archive | DOI |
Dataset citation | HTML, BibTeX, RIS |
Metadata of dataset | ISO 19115/19139, FGDC, PANGAEA |
Cruise | ANT-XXII/2 |
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 | 185 files, as XML file |
Tracklength [km] | 12480 |
Generalised track ¹ | KML file |
Gross coverage [km²] (unedited - no warranty) | 96886 |
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/2 along track lines of approximately 6800 NM total length during transits and the Ice Station POLarstern (ISPOL) experiment. Data were achieved during the transit from Cape Town via Bouvet Island towards Antarctic Peninsula for three weeks, crossing Agulhas Ridge, Agulhas Basin and Mid-Atlantic Ridge, and during the transit to Cape Town via South Georgia for two weeks. During the ISPOL station, data were gained while the vessel was drifting for five weeks anchored to an ice floe. The multibeam sonar system Hydrosweep DS-2 was operated using 59 beams and 90° aperture angle. The refraction correction was achieved using CTD profiles or utilizing 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 | Andreas Beyer, Alla Koltsova |
(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.