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RV Investigator Voyage IN2015_E01 EM122 Multibeam Echosounder Data

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Updated 25/06/2025

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This record describes multibeam echosounder data collected on RV Investigator voyage IN2015_E01, which departed Hobart on the 29 Jan 2015 and returned to Hobart on the 19 Feb 2015, after successfully testing equipment at 65° south. The Kongsberg EM122 multibeam echosounder was used to acquire seafloor bathymetry and backscatter information in from Hobart to Antarctic waters. Ping rate varied according to depth. Data are stored in *.all raw format at CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere. There are 389 files totalling 11.4 GB of raw data in this dataset. Sound velocity profiles were applied to this data during data acquisition. Tide corrections were not applied to the processed data. Additional information regarding this dataset is contained in the GSM data acquisition and processing report. Additional data products available on request.

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Additional Info

Field Value
Title RV Investigator Voyage IN2015_E01 EM122 Multibeam Echosounder Data
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/ff0fbebe-e4e1-4c39-9eb0-06eb3d21c64e
Contact Point
CSIRO Marlin Data Catalogue
data-requests-hf@csiro.au
Reference Period 30/01/2015 - 16/02/2015
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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      [
        143.9,
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      ],
      [
        147.3,
        -65.1
      ],
      [
        147.3,
        -42.8
      ],
      [
        143.9,
        -42.8
      ],
      [
        143.9,
        -65.1
      ]
    ]
  ],
  "type": "Polygon"
}
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Data Source

This dataset was originally found on CSIRO Marlin "RV Investigator Voyage IN2015_E01 EM122 Multibeam Echosounder Data". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://marlin.csiro.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/rv-investigator-voyage-in2015_e01-em122-multibeam-echosounder-data