1. Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources
  2. Geoscience Data System
  3. Dataset 38489

Dataset description: 2018-001-FA_T20P_Backscatter_2m.tfw

Multibeam backscatter data collected in Little Egg Inlet and offshore the southern end of Long Beach Island, NJ, during USGS Field Activity 2018-001-FA, using a dual-head Reson T20-P multibeam echosounder (8-bit GeoTIFF, UTM Zone 18N, WGS 84, 2 meter resolution)
Keywordsmultibeam sonar, sea-floor acoustic reflectivity, marine geology, marine geophysics, bathymetry
Data typesMultibeam
FormatGeoTIFF
Amount250 MB

Contacts

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Location of materials and files

Public fileshttps://doi.org/10.5066/P9C3J33K
Metadatahttps://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/metadata/whcmsc/SB_data_release/DR_P9C3J33K/2018-001-FA_T20P_Backscatter_2m_meta.xml
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Activities and equipment

ActivityEquipment
2018-001-FAReson T20-P
Multibeam echosounder, 200/400 kHz, collects bathymetry, backscatter, and water column. Ultra high resolution portable multibeam echosounder.

Geometries linked to this dataset

MapNameDescription
Map2018-001-FA_T20P_footprintFootprint of multibeam data collected in Little Egg Inlet and offshore the southern end of Long Beach Island, NJ