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CRED Simrad em3002d multibeam backscatter data from the banktop and bank edge environments at Tutuila, American Samoa, South Pacific with 16 meter resolution in netCDF format

Published by Pacific Islands Benthic Habitat Mapping Center (PIBHMC), Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED), Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce | Catalog Last Checked: August 01, 2026 at 06:36 AM | Dataset Last Updated: May 01, 2007 at 12:00 AM
Multibeam backscatter imagery extracted from gridded bathymetry of Tutuila, American Samoa, South Pacific These data provide coverage between 20 and 5000 meters. The backscatter dataset includes data collected using Simrad EM3002d and Reson 8101 multibeam sonars. The sonars frequencies are 300 kHz and 240 kHz respectively and the backscatter data from each sonar are processed and gridded separately. These metadata are for the 16 m grid cell size Simrad em3002d multibeam backscatter data only.

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