Dataset description: shin_backi3m

GeoTIFF image of the backscatter intensity of the sea floor offshore of Shinnecock Inlet, New York, in 1998 (3-m resolution, Mercator, WGS 84)
Keywordsmultibeam sonar, image mosaics, sea-floor acoustic reflectivity, geospatial datasets, marine geophysics
Data typesMultibeam
FormatGeoTIFF

Contacts

Activities and equipment

ActivityEquipment
1998-015-FASimrad EM 1000
Multibeam echo sounder, 95 kHz, acquires bathymetry and backscatter

Geometries linked to this dataset

MapNameDescription
Map1998-015_shinnecock_footprintFootprint of the Shinneock mosaic