Dataset: ANT-XVI/2 - SURF data
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| Archive | DOI |
| Dataset citation | HTML, BibTeX, RIS |
| Metadata of dataset | ISO 19115/19139, FGDC, PANGAEA |
| Cruise | ANT-XVI/2 |
| Navigation system | Polarstern - ANP2000, WADGPS - PODEV |
| 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 | 152 files, as XML file |
| Tracklength [km] | 12385 |
| Generalised track ¹ | KML file |
| Gross coverage [km²] (unedited - no warranty) | 55404 |
| 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 collected without operator supervision on R/V Polarstern cruise ANT-XVI/2 along track lines of approximately 6800 NM. Data were achieved during transits and stationary work in the Atlantic Ocean, the South and the East Weddell Sea; amongst others between Atka Bay and Halley Bay, at the northern part of Filchner Trough, and off the Ronne Ice Shelf. A transect along the Greenwich meridian was taken between 66.5°S and 48°S during the transit from Neumayer to Cape Town. The multibeam sonar system Hydrosweep DS-2 was operated using 59 beams and 90° aperture angle. 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. The 152 raw multibeam sonar files in SURF format are compressed as TAR archive with GZIP. One dataset contains a measurement period not exceeding eight hours. |
| Sonar system operators | (none) |
| (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.