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EK80 Water Column Sonar Data Collected During PC1906

Published by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce | Catalog Last Checked: April 12, 2026 at 08:57 PM | Dataset Last Updated: August 15, 2023 at 12:00 AM
NOAA Ship Pisces conducted an acoustic mapping survey located on the continental shelf and shelf edge of the western SAB and eastern GOM from July 30th to August 13th, 2019. Shipboard acoustic systems (Simrad ME70) were used to map selected seafloor features and ME70 configurations were set to those used during the SEAMAP Reef Fish Video (RFV) survey of the GOM. Bathymetric mapping was used to increase the reef fish sampling universe and to close remaining gaps located on the shelf edge break. The cruise was conducted in this order: 1) A patch test was conducted to test the positional accuracy of the ME70 on a known seabed feature located in the SAB. 2) All remaining time was used for 24 h mapping operations with the ME70. A CTD cast was conducted at the beginning and end of each mapping area to obtain speed-of-sound for proper processing of data.

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  • Water Column Sonar Data Map Viewer

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  • AWS Cloud Storage Bucket

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  • Water Column Sonar Data Archive Homepage

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  • Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keywords

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  • International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) Sea Area ("Limits of Oceans and Seas" publication S-23)

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