Dataset: SO168 - Simrad EM120 Data | HOME Imprint |
Archive | unpublished |
Dataset citation | unpublished |
Metadata of dataset | ISO 19115/19139, FGDC |
Cruise | SO168 |
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 listing | 1207 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.