1. Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources
  2. Geoscience Data System
  3. Dataset 40601

Dataset description: Bathymetry and seafloor acoustic backscatter of mobile subaqueous sand dunes

Bathymetry and seafloor acoustic backscatter data were collected at four sites (SKM, SLG, LDB, WLW) using a SWATHPlus interferometric sonar (234 kHz) pole mounted to the R/V Parke Snavely.
Version1
Keywordssonar methods, sea-floor acoustic reflectivity, geospatial datasets, marine geophysics, bathymetry, bathymetry measurement
Data typesInterferometric
FormatGeoTIFF;
Amount10.5 MB

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Location of materials and files

Public fileshttps://doi.org/10.5066/P92U1KPY
Metadatahttps://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/metadata/pcmsc/DataReleases/CMGDS_DR_tool/DR_P92U1KPY/lcr21_bathy_backscatter_metadata.xml
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Activities and equipment

ActivityEquipment
2021-621-FASWATH plus-M
A Phase Measuring Bathymetric Sonar (PMBS) also known as an Interferometric Sidescan Sonar (ISS) with a frequency of 234.5 kHz.