1. Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources
  2. Geoscience Data System
  3. Dataset 40322

Dataset description: q2_backpc

6-m resolution image of shaded relief multibeam bathymetry in western Massachusetts Bay map Quadrangle 2, pseudo-colored by backscatter intensity
Version1
Keywordssea-floor characteristics, computational methods, multibeam sonar, geospatial datasets, marine geophysics
FormatTIFF; TFW
Amount9 MB

Contacts

Contact
Bradford Butman
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Location of materials and files

Public files
Metadatahttps://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/metadata/whcmsc/data_series/DS-99/q2_backpc_meta.xml
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Activities and equipment

ActivityEquipment
1996-043-FASimrad EM 1000
Multibeam echo sounder, 95 kHz, acquires bathymetry and backscatter
1997-035-FASimrad EM 1000
Multibeam echo sounder, 95 kHz, acquires bathymetry and backscatter
1998-015-FASimrad EM 1000
Multibeam echo sounder, 95 kHz, acquires bathymetry and backscatter
1994-008-FASimrad EM 1000
Multibeam echo sounder, 95 kHz, acquires bathymetry and backscatter

Geometries linked to this dataset

MapNameDescription
Mapquad2_footprintFootprint of multibeam bathymetry data in western Massachusetts Bay map Quadrangle 2.