1. Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources
  2. Geoscience Data System
  3. Dataset 23985

Dataset description: 2011-005-FA_swathtrk

Backscatter and bathymetric trackline navigation for the Bathyswath SWATHplus sonar collected by the USGS offshore of Fire Island, NY in 2011 (Geographic, WGS84, Esri polyline shape file).
Version1
Keywordsnavigational data, geospatial datasets, marine geophysics
Data typesInterferometric
Formatshapefile

Contacts

Contact
William C Schwab
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Location of materials and files

Public fileshttps://doi.org/10.5066/F75X2704
Metadatahttps://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/metadata/whcmsc/field_activities/2011_005_fa/2011-005-FA_swathtrk.xml
Outline - Questions and answers - Text - XML

Activities and equipment

ActivityEquipment
2011-005-FASEA SWATHplus-M 234 kHz
SWATHplus is a pole-mounted swath bathymetry sonar that can achieve swath widths of ~5 times the water depth. Owned by Woods Hole and Santa Cruz. (wh-sfm)

Geometries linked to this dataset

MapNameDescription
Map2011-005-FA_swathtrkSimplified interferometric sonar (swath bathymetry and acoustic backscatter) tracklines collected by the U.S. Geological Survey offshore of Fire Island, NY in 2011