Dataset description: 2012-024-FA_Backscatter1m

1-meter backscatter imagery collected in 2012 by the U.S. Geological Survey in the Connecticut River during field activity 2012-024-FA (GeoTIFF image)
Version1
Keywordssea-floor characteristics, interferometric sonar, sea-floor acoustic reflectivity, marine geology, marine geophysics
Data typesInterferometric
FormatGeoTIFF
Amount7 MB

Contacts

Activities and equipment

ActivityEquipment
2012-024-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
Map2012-024-FA_swathmosaic_footprintFootprint of mosaicked bathymetry and backscatter imagery collected in 2012 by the U.S. Geological Survey in the Connecticut River during field activity 2012-024-FA