gov.noaa.nodc:MDBC-NF2206 eng utf8 series NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NOAA Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information custodian 2025-09-30T13:21:42Z ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Mesophotic and Deep Benthic Communities: Habitat Assessment and Evaluation (HAE) and Mapping, Ground-truthing, and Predictive Habitat Modeling (MGM) Projects Expedition on the NOAA Ship Nancy Foster (NF-22-06) in the Gulf of Mexico 2023-07-06 publication 2023-06-29 creation International DOI Foundation (IDF) 10.25921/td42-8z21 NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information gov.noaa.nodc:MDBC-NF2206 NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information publisher NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) resourceProvider NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) website Institution web page information contributor NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information author tableDigital This dataset collection includes raw data collected for the Mesophotic and Deep Benthic Communities (MDBC) projects between 2022-08-09 and 2022-08-28 aboard the NOAA Ship Nancy Foster (NF-22-06). Operations consisted of remotely operated vehicle (ROV) dives, multibeam surveys, and conductivity, temperature and depth (CTD) probe operations at known impacted and reference mesophotic sites (depths of 1100-2000m) in the northern Gulf of Mexico. The data include high-resolution multibeam echosounder data for bathymetry and backscatter surfaces, CTD profiles, ROV survey transects collecting video and still images, and biological, and sediment sampling. Additional related data products may also be included in this collection as they are submitted to the NCEI archive. 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URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian NANCY FOSTER (call sign: WTER, ICES code: 33NF, 2004-) platform ICES/SeaDataNet Ship Codes OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF AMERICA OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF MEXICO place Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords 2026 revision 24 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Greenbelt MD https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords HTTPS GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian U.S. States and Territories > Alabama U.S. States and Territories > Florida U.S. States and Territories > Louisiana U.S. States and Territories > Mississippi U.S. States and Territories > Texas Waterbodies > Atlantic Ocean Waterbodies > Gulf of Mexico place NCCOS Regions of Study 3J52DF Send2NCEI Submission Package ID accessLevel: public otherRestrictions Cite as: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (2023). Mesophotic and Deep Benthic Communities: Habitat Assessment and Evaluation (HAE) and Mapping, Ground-truthing, and Predictive Habitat Modeling (MGM) Projects Expedition on the NOAA Ship Nancy Foster (NF-22-06) in the Gulf of Mexico. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/td42-8z21. Accessed [date]. 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Updates are performed as needed to maintain currentness. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information custodian multibeam sonar multibeam sonar generic instrument to measure seafloor topography Active sensors that utilize acoustic energy to collect measurements of seafloor depth and character (from http://www.csc.noaa.gov/crs/rs_apps/sensors/multi_beam.htm (last accessed 2008-12-09). Seafloor topography, bathymetry and other related geophysical data are usually managed and archived at the NOAA National Geophysical Data Center (www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/). sonar sonar sound/sonic navigation and ranging Sonar (sound navigation and ranging or sonic navigation and ranging) is a technique that uses sound propagation (usually underwater, as in submarine navigation) to navigate, measure distances (ranging), communicate with or detect objects on or under the surface of the water, such as other vessels. Side-scan sonar (also sometimes called side scan sonar, sidescan sonar, side imaging sonar, side-imaging sonar and bottom classification sonar) is a category of sonar system that is used to efficiently create an image of large areas of the sea floor. [wikipedia] Bio-acoustic Sonar measures acoustic signals of plankton and zooplankton. [OOI] NOAA Ship Nancy Foster Title: NOAA Ship Flag: United States of America Vessel Type: Research Vessel (Environmental) DOB: May 1991 IMO: 8993227 Former Name: Agate Pass (YTT-12) (2002)