Dataset: ANT-XV/4 - SURF data
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| Archive | DOI |
| Dataset citation | HTML, BibTeX, RIS |
| Metadata of dataset | ISO 19115/19139, FGDC, PANGAEA |
| Cruise | ANT-XV/4 |
| 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 | 153 files, as XML file |
| Tracklength [km] | 13158 |
| Generalised track ¹ | KML file |
| Gross coverage [km²] (unedited - no warranty) | 99302 |
| 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-XV/4 along track lines of about 7000 NM total length. Data were achieved during transits and stationary work in the western Weddell Sea, at the Weddell-Scotia Confluence, and on a transect along the Prime Meridian of about 1300 NM length, between 69°S and 47°S. 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 153 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 | Sven Loske |
| (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.