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author Lenz, Kai-Frederik
Schneider, Ralph R
Papenmeier, Svenja
Brembach, Kerstin
Bauer, Benedikt
Thamm, Viktoria
author_facet Lenz, Kai-Frederik
Schneider, Ralph R
Papenmeier, Svenja
Brembach, Kerstin
Bauer, Benedikt
Thamm, Viktoria
collection Datos científicos de ciencias marinas y ambientales
contents During cruise MSM120, high-resolution bathymetric data were acquired using the hull-mounted Kongsberg EM122 and EM712 multibeam echosounders (MBES) on RV MARIA S. MERIAN. Beam positions and depths were calculated from two-way travel time and beam angle, with real-time motion, heading, and position provided by a Kongsberg Seapath 320 system. Surface sound velocity was measured using an AML C-keel probe, and raw data including backscatter were stored in *.all format. The EM122, a deep-water multibeam echosounder operating at 11.5–12.25 kHz, was used in working areas A and I. It provided seafloor coverage of up to six times the water depth, with 864 beams per ping, a beam width of 2° × 2° (TX × RX), and a maximum ping rate of 5 Hz. Angular coverage was set manually to 65° per side, with HD equidistant beam spacing and automatic ping mode. EM122 operation was largely unaffected by simultaneous use of the PARASOUND PS70 and ADCP systems. Sound velocity profiles from CTD casts were applied during post-processing for beamforming corrections. Surveys were conducted at 8–10 kn, with transit profiles recorded at 12 kn. In total, 2,623 nautical miles of track were covered, mapping 2,855 km² of seafloor. Both MBES systems performed reliably, providing high-quality bathymetric and backscatter datasets for detailed seafloor morphology studies.
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spellingShingle Multibeam bathymetry raw data (Kongsberg EM 122 entire dataset) of RV MARIA S. MERIAN during cruise MSM120
Lenz, Kai-Frederik
Schneider, Ralph R
Papenmeier, Svenja
Brembach, Kerstin
Bauer, Benedikt
Thamm, Viktoria
Bathymetry; Binary Object; Binary Object (File Size); Binary Object (MD5 Hash); Binary Object (Media Type); Comment; Data file recording distance; Data file recording duration; DATE/TIME; ELEVATION; Event label; Extracted from file; Extracted with MB-System; File content; Hudson Bay Paleo, HuBS; KEM122; Kongsberg datagram raw file name; KONGSBERG EM122; LATITUDE; LONGITUDE; Maria S. Merian; MSM120; MSM120_0_Underway-3; Multibeam Echosounder; Number of pings; Ship speed; Start of data file, depth; Start of data file, heading; Start of data file recording, date/time; Start of data file recording, latitude; Start of data file recording, longitude; Stop of data file, depth; Stop of data file, heading; Stop of data file recording, date/time; Stop of data file recording, latitude; Stop of data file recording, longitude
During cruise MSM120, high-resolution bathymetric data were acquired using the hull-mounted Kongsberg EM122 and EM712 multibeam echosounders (MBES) on RV MARIA S. MERIAN. Beam positions and depths were calculated from two-way travel time and beam angle, with real-time motion, heading, and position provided by a Kongsberg Seapath 320 system. Surface sound velocity was measured using an AML C-keel probe, and raw data including backscatter were stored in *.all format. The EM122, a deep-water multibeam echosounder operating at 11.5–12.25 kHz, was used in working areas A and I. It provided seafloor coverage of up to six times the water depth, with 864 beams per ping, a beam width of 2° × 2° (TX × RX), and a maximum ping rate of 5 Hz. Angular coverage was set manually to 65° per side, with HD equidistant beam spacing and automatic ping mode. EM122 operation was largely unaffected by simultaneous use of the PARASOUND PS70 and ADCP systems. Sound velocity profiles from CTD casts were applied during post-processing for beamforming corrections. Surveys were conducted at 8–10 kn, with transit profiles recorded at 12 kn. In total, 2,623 nautical miles of track were covered, mapping 2,855 km² of seafloor. Both MBES systems performed reliably, providing high-quality bathymetric and backscatter datasets for detailed seafloor morphology studies.
title Multibeam bathymetry raw data (Kongsberg EM 122 entire dataset) of RV MARIA S. MERIAN during cruise MSM120
topic Bathymetry; Binary Object; Binary Object (File Size); Binary Object (MD5 Hash); Binary Object (Media Type); Comment; Data file recording distance; Data file recording duration; DATE/TIME; ELEVATION; Event label; Extracted from file; Extracted with MB-System; File content; Hudson Bay Paleo, HuBS; KEM122; Kongsberg datagram raw file name; KONGSBERG EM122; LATITUDE; LONGITUDE; Maria S. Merian; MSM120; MSM120_0_Underway-3; Multibeam Echosounder; Number of pings; Ship speed; Start of data file, depth; Start of data file, heading; Start of data file recording, date/time; Start of data file recording, latitude; Start of data file recording, longitude; Stop of data file, depth; Stop of data file, heading; Stop of data file recording, date/time; Stop of data file recording, latitude; Stop of data file recording, longitude
url https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.992484