Dataset: SO168 - Simrad EM120 Data

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Metadata of dataset ISO 19115/19139, FGDC
CruiseSO168
Navigation system Sonne - INS - GPS
Horizontal reference system (EPSG) WGS84 geographic (4326)
Sonar system Simrad EM120
Sonar type multibeam
Depth definition true depths
Depth datum (EPSG) MeanSeaLevel depth (5715)
File format Simrad multibeam processing format
File listing1207 files, as XML file
Tracklength [km] 8655
Generalised track ¹ KML file
Gross coverage [km²] (unedited - no warranty) 72928
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
Abstract SO168 cruise was used to obtain samples of volcanic and volcaniclastic rocks, had ever been recovered from the eastern third of the Chatham Rise, or from the Pacific ocean crust adjacent to the Hikurangi Plateau and Chatham Rise. The EM120 war running continuously during SO168, though the main area was the mapping of nine seamounts south of the eastern Chatham Rise. Tough the responsible party has provided no further acquisition information four sound profiles have been recorded at different stations for a continuous profile.
Sonar system operators N/A
(MaNIDA) data level 0
Data quality / Lineage
Point of contact MARUM bathymetry data responsible party
Aggregation


 (¹): KML file is created online from database applying track generalization ±50 meter.