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MS70 Water Column Sonar Data Collected During RL1606

Metadata Updated: March 1, 2025

Multi-frequency (18, 38, 70, 120, 200, and 333 kHz) General Purpose Transceivers (Simrad EK60 GPTs) and Wideband Transceivers (Simrad EK80 WBTs) were configured with split-beam transducers (Simrad ES18-11, ES38B, ES70-7C, ES120-7C, ES200-7C, and ES333-7C, respectively). The transducers were mounted on the bottom of a retractable keel or “centerboard”. The keel was retracted (~ 5-m depth) during calibration, and extended to the intermediate position (~7-m depth) during the survey. Exceptions were made during shallow water operations, when the keel was retracted to ~ 5-m depth; or during times of heavy weather, when the keel was extended to ~9-m depth to provide extra stability and reduce the effect of weather-generated noise. In addition, acoustic data were also collected using an ME70 multibeam echosounder (Simrad), MS70 multibeam sonar (Simrad), and SX90 Omnidirectional echosounder (Simrad).

Final Summer 2016 Survey Report: https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/18376

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Dates

Metadata Date February 26, 2025
Metadata Created Date March 1, 2025
Metadata Updated Date March 1, 2025
Reference Date(s) June 28, 2016 (creation), February 26, 2025 (publication)
Frequency Of Update notPlanned

Metadata Source

Harvested from NGDC MGG Sonar Water Column

Additional Metadata

Resource Type Series
Metadata Date February 26, 2025
Metadata Created Date March 1, 2025
Metadata Updated Date March 1, 2025
Reference Date(s) June 28, 2016 (creation), February 26, 2025 (publication)
Responsible Party (Point of Contact); NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Point of Contact)
Contact Email
Guid gov.noaa.ncei:RL1606_MS70
Access Constraints Cite as: NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center. 2025. MS70 Water Column Sonar Data Collected During RL1606. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.25921/cwtg-pb19 [access date], Distribution liability: NOAA and NCEI make no warranty, expressed or implied, regarding these data, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA and NCEI cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data. If appropriate, NCEI can only certify that the data it distributes are an authentic copy of the records that were accepted for inclusion in the NCEI archives., Use liability: NOAA and NCEI cannot provide any warranty as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of furnished data. Users assume responsibility to determine the usability of these data. The user is responsible for the results of any application of this data for other than its intended purpose., Resource may not be available for up to one year after initial collection.
Bbox East Long -117.153
Bbox North Lat 50.7987
Bbox South Lat 0.0
Bbox West Long -129.46603
Coupled Resource
Frequency Of Update notPlanned
Harvest Object Id 62a560dc-5834-4841-b946-c30ec6cf82b2
Harvest Source Id ab8b0290-e4db-4a00-89f2-4e427c2054b2
Harvest Source Title NGDC MGG Sonar Water Column
Licence These data are considered raw and have not been subjected to the NOAA's quality control or quality assurance procedures. They are released for limited public use as preliminary data to be used only with appropriate caution. NOAA cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in the data, nor as a result of the failure of the data to function on a particular system. NOAA makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty., Not subject to copyright protection within the United States.
Lineage Uncalibrated
Metadata Language eng; USA
Metadata Type geospatial
Old Spatial {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[-129.46603, 0.0], [-117.153, 0.0], [-117.153, 50.7987], [-129.46603, 50.7987], [-129.46603, 0.0]]]}
Progress completed
Spatial Data Service Type
Spatial Reference System urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326
Spatial Harvester True
Temporal Extent Begin 2016-06-28T00:00:00
Temporal Extent End 2016-09-22T11:59:59

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