Multibeam and acoustic backscatter data collected from NOAA Ship Nancy Foster from 2022-03-14 to 2022-03-31. The majority of these data were collected using a Kongsberg EM710, with the most inshore portion collected using a Kongsberg EM2040. Bathymetry grids were created using Qimera, and corrected to Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW). Backscatter mosaics were created using Fledermaus Geocoder Toolbox (FMGT). Data were acquired and processed to meet IHO Order 1 specifications. Survey depths vary from 10m to over 1800m. EM710 data are available at 8m, 16m and 32m resolution. EM2040 data are available at 2m resolution.
During the field mission, a Mohawk 18 Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV), operated by the University of North Carolina Undersea Vehicles Program collected HD photo and ground validation video. Video and photo data are not included with this dataset.
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| Title | NCCOS Mapping: Geospatial products of water depth, acoustic backscatter, and ROV data collected from NOAA Ship Nancy Foster in the US Caribbean off the coast of Northwest Puerto Rico from 2022-03-14 to 2022-03-31 (NCEI Accession 0279008) |
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| Description | Multibeam and acoustic backscatter data collected from NOAA Ship Nancy Foster from 2022-03-14 to 2022-03-31. The majority of these data were collected using a Kongsberg EM710, with the most inshore portion collected using a Kongsberg EM2040. Bathymetry grids were created using Qimera, and corrected to Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW). Backscatter mosaics were created using Fledermaus Geocoder Toolbox (FMGT). Data were acquired and processed to meet IHO Order 1 specifications. Survey depths vary from 10m to over 1800m. EM710 data are available at 8m, 16m and 32m resolution. EM2040 data are available at 2m resolution. During the field mission, a Mohawk 18 Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV), operated by the University of North Carolina Undersea Vehicles Program collected HD photo and ground validation video. Video and photo data are not included with this dataset. |
| Modified | 2025-11-19T16:37:01.216Z |
| Publisher Name | N/A |
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| Keywords | 0279008 , ACOUSTIC TRAVEL TIME , BATHYMETRY , DEPTH - BOTTOM , DEPTH - OBSERVATION , OPTICAL BACKSCATTER , seafloor topography , water depth , multibeam sonar , sonar , in situ , NOAA Ship Nancy Foster , NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science , US DOC/NOAA/NOS/National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science/Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment , NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science , Caribbean Sea , North Atlantic Ocean , oceanography , DOC/NOAA/NOS/NCCOS > National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, National Ocean Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce , NF-22-01 , NCCOS Partners: US DOC; NOAA; NOS; National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science; Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (NCCOS/CCMA) , W00604 , NCCOS Project: Seafloor Characterization of the U.S. Caribbean , EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > BATHYMETRY/SEAFLOOR TOPOGRAPHY , EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > BATHYMETRY/SEAFLOOR TOPOGRAPHY > BATHYMETRY , EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > BATHYMETRY/SEAFLOOR TOPOGRAPHY > WATER DEPTH , EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN OPTICS , Marine Spatial Ecology > Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments , Marine Spatial Ecology > Habitat Mapping , Geospatial , MBES > Multibeam Mapping System , SONAR > Sound Navigation and Ranging , Kongsberg EM710 and EM2040 Multibeam Sonar , ROVS > Remotely Operated Vehicle , Ships , NANCY FOSTER (call sign: WTER, ICES code: 33NF, 2004-) , NOAA Ship Nancy Foster , OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN , OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > CARIBBEAN SEA , U.S. States and Territories > Puerto Rico , Waterbodies > Caribbean Sea , Caribbean Sea , North Atlantic Ocean , YUTF8R , environment , oceans , geoscientificInformation |
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