Dataset: ANT-XV/2 - SURF data
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| Archive | DOI |
| Dataset citation | HTML, BibTeX, RIS |
| Metadata of dataset | ISO 19115/19139, FGDC, PANGAEA |
| Cruise | ANT-XV/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 | 252 files, as XML file |
| Tracklength [km] | 19237 |
| Generalised track ¹ | KML file |
| Gross coverage [km²] (unedited - no warranty) | 133706 |
| 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-XV/2 along track lines of approximately 10200 NM total length during transits, surveys and partly during stationary work, mainly in the Scotia Sea and the Weddell Sea. Areal multibeam surveys were performed in the vicinity of the South Shetland trench, the Bransfield Basin, the South Sandwich trench, and off the Ekstrom Ice Shelf for time periods of three to eight days. The multibeam sonar system Hydrosweep DS-2 was operated using 59 beams and 90° aperture angle, in some shallow areas 120°. The The refraction correction was achieved utilizing sound velocity profiles sampled during the cruise, and by 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 | Fred Niederjasper, Norman Cherkis, Mark Hannapel, Semme Dijkstra, Sven Christen |
| (MaNIDA) data level | 0 |
| Data quality / Lineage | ANT-XV/2 - SURF data - quality |
| 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.