Dataset description: 2014-002-FA_SwathBS_2m

Dataset description: 2014-002-FA_SwathBS_2m

2-meter Swath interferometric backscatter data collected in 2014 by the U.S. Geological Survey along the Delmarva Peninsula, MD and VA (8-bit GeoTIFF, UTM Zone 18N, WGS 84)

Keywords	interferometric sonar, image mosaics, sea-floor acoustic reflectivity, geospatial datasets, marine geophysics
Data types	Interferometric
Format	GeoTIFF

Contacts

Contact	Elizabeth P Pendleton WHSC_data_contact@usgs.gov

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Location of materials and files

Public files	https://doi.org/10.5066/F7MW2F60
Metadata	https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/metadata/whcmsc/field_activities/2014_002_fa/2014_002_FA_SwathBS_2m.xml Outline - Questions and answers - Text - XML

Activities and equipment

Activity	Equipment
2014-002-FA	SEA 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

Map	Name	Description
Map	2014-002-FA_klein_footprint	2014-002-FA footprint based on Klein tracklines, but works for mosaic too. Also works for the swath backscatter mosaic (2m).