Dataset: ANT-III/1 - Seabeam data

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CruiseANT-III/1
Navigation system Polarstern - Transit GPS - INDAS
Horizontal reference system (EPSG) WGS84 geographic (4326)
Sonar system Seabeam
Sonar type multibeam
Depth definition soundings / normalised to 1500 m/s
Depth datum (EPSG) MeanSeaLevel depth (5715)
File format Seabeam multibeam GEO format
File listing25 files, as XML file
Tracklength [km] 10381
Generalised track ¹ KML file
Gross coverage [km²] (unedited - no warranty) 24541
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 during R/V Polarstern cruise ANT-III/1. Data recording was executed on transit from Bremerhaven to Punta Arenas with systematic profiling across Small Meteor Bank and Romanche Fracture Zone. Data recording was supervised by one hydrographer. Data are unprocessed and may contain outliers and blunders. Therefore the data should not directly be used for grid calculations and charting projects but need to be edited furthermore. One file normally contains a measurement period of one day. The dataset consists of 25 files in originally Seabeam binary multibeam format (*.geo) and additionally of 25 files converted into a more common Seabeam format (*.mb14). Both datasets are compressed with GZIP to size of 15.1 MB. Seabeam data files (*.mb14) can be processed using the open source software package MB-System (http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/res/pi/MB-System/) or the software package CARAIBES from IFREMER.
Sonar system operators Hans Werner Schenke
(MaNIDA) data level 0
Data quality / Lineage ANT-III/1 - Seabeam 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.