Dataset description: 2017-003-FA_T20P_Backscatter_swpasssite

Dataset description: 2017-003-FA_T20P_Backscatter_swpasssite

Multibeam echosounder, Reson T-20P Southwest Pass site backscatter (4-m)(8-bit GeoTIFF, UTM Zone 16N, NAD 83)

Keywords	multibeam sonar, sea-floor acoustic reflectivity, marine geology, marine geophysics, bathymetry
Data types	Multibeam
Format	GeoTIFF
Amount	6 MB

Contacts

Contact	Wayne E Baldwin WHSC_data_contact@usgs.gov

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Location of materials and files

Public files	https://doi.org/10.5066/F7X929K6 https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/5a945584e4b069906068fa3f
Metadata	https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/metadata/whcmsc/SB_data_release/DR_F7X929K6/2017-003-FA_T20P_Backscatter_swpasssite_meta.xml Outline - Questions and answers - Text - XML

Activities and equipment

Activity	Equipment
2017-003-FA	Reson T20-P Multibeam echosounder, 200/400 kHz, collects bathymetry, backscatter, and water column. Ultra high resolution portable multibeam echosounder.

Geometries linked to this dataset

Map	Name	Description
Map	2017-003-FA_swpasssite_footprint	Footprint of Reson T-20P Southwest Pass site Mississippi River Delta front offshore of southeastern Louisiana