Dataset description: sunillum_SIM2840

Dataset description: sunillum_SIM2840

Sun-illuminated topographic imagery of the seafloor in the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary region

Version	1
Keywords	sea-floor characteristics, geospatial datasets, marine geology, marine geophysics
Format	TIFF; TIFW
Amount	37 MB

Contacts

Contact	Page C Valentine WHSC_data_contact@usgs.gov

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Location of materials and files

Public files	https://doi.org/10.3133/sim2840 http://pubs.usgs.gov/sim/2005/2840/DATA/sunillum/sunillum.zip
Metadata	https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/metadata/whcmsc/sim/sim2840/sunillum-metadata.xml Outline - Questions and answers - Text - XML

Activities and equipment

Activity	Equipment
1995-013-FA	Simrad EM 1000 Multibeam echo sounder, 95 kHz, acquires bathymetry and backscatter
1996-032-FA	Simrad EM 1000 Multibeam echo sounder, 95 kHz, acquires bathymetry and backscatter
1996-043-FA	Simrad EM 1000 Multibeam echo sounder, 95 kHz, acquires bathymetry and backscatter
1994-008-FA	Simrad EM 1000 Multibeam echo sounder, 95 kHz, acquires bathymetry and backscatter

Geometries linked to this dataset

Map	Name	Description
Map	raster_sample_footprint_SIM2840	Footprint of the raster data (sun-illuminated, backscatter, slope, ruggedness) and station data (video tracks, station location) in SIM 2840 in the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary region.