CRED Simrad em300 multibeam backscatter data from the slope environment of Swains Island, American Samoa, South Pacific in netCDF format

Description

Multibeam backscatter imagery extracted from gridded bathymetry of Swains Island, American Samoa. These data provide coverage between 50 and 5000 meters. The backscatter dataset includes data collected using the Simrad EM300 multibeam sonar. The sonars frequency is 30 kHz. These metadata are for the 5 m grid cell size Simrad em300 multibeam backscatter data only.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
21 pibhmc_amsamoa_swains_backscat.htm http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc/pibhmc_amsamoa_swains_backscat.htm
21 pibhmc_amsamoa_swains_backscat.htm http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc/pibhmc_amsamoa_swains_backscat.htm

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  • united states of america
  • amsam
  • oceans
  • 1084
  • american samoa
  • pacific
  • swains atoll (11s171w0001)
  • earth science
  • bathymetry/seafloor topography
  • benthic habitat mapping and characterization - american samoa and pria
  • multibeam backscatter
  • south pacific
  • swains island
  • ocean basin
  • acoustic imagery
  • coris_metadata
  • pacific ocean
  • seafloor topography
  • geographic information
  • country/territory
  • backscatter
  • south pacific ocean

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