Dataset: ANT-XIX/2 - SURF data | HOME Imprint |
Archive | DOI |
Dataset citation | HTML, BibTeX, RIS |
Metadata of dataset | ISO 19115/19139, FGDC, PANGAEA |
Cruise | ANT-XIX/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 | 99 files, as XML file |
Tracklength [km] | 11172 |
Generalised track ¹ | KML file |
Gross coverage [km²] (unedited - no warranty) | 69751 |
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-XIX/2 along track lines of about 6,100 NM total length along transits, survey profiles and during stationary work, mainly in the Weddell Sea. A multibeam survey was conducted in the eastern Weddell Sea at a potential earthquake area, located east of Fimbul Canyon. Data were achieved during the transit to the eastern Weddell Sea and by several wide spaced track lines at the continental margin east of Antarctic Peninsula. Between 66°30'S and 67°S a systematic survey of about 35 by 40 NM was carried out at a slump area. The multibeam sonar system Hydrosweep DS-2 was operated using 59 beams and 90° aperture angle. The refraction correction was achieved 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 | Ralf Krocker, Kathleen Lindner, Ottokarl Buechsenschuetz-Nothdurft |
(MaNIDA) data level | 0 |
Data quality / Lineage | ANT-XIX/2 - SURF data - quality |
Point of contact | AWI bathymetry data responsible party |
Aggregation |
(¹): KML file is created online from database applying track generalization ±50 meter.