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RV Investigator Voyage IN2018_V06 EK60 Echosounder

Created 25/06/2025

Updated 25/06/2025

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This record describes scientific split-beam echosounder data collected on the RV Investigator voyage IN2018_V06, which departed Hobart on the 22-Nov-2018 and returned to Hobart on the 19-Dec-2018. The Simrad EK60 split beam echosounders [12], 18, 38, 70 120, 200 and 333 kHz were used to acquire acoustic backscatter data to a range of [range] m, Huon, Tasman Fracture Marine Parks and the St Helens seamount, Tasmania.. All frequencies were logged continuously for the extent of the voyage The frequencies were] set to passive for the periods when tracking towed bodies using USBL. Data are stored in .raw, .bot and *.idx format at CSIRO. There are 4690 files totalling 90 GB of raw data in this dataset. No processing has been conducted on this data. Additional information regarding this dataset is contained in the GSM data acquisition and processing report. Additional data products may be available on request.

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Additional Info

Field Value
Title RV Investigator Voyage IN2018_V06 EK60 Echosounder
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/503e6285-225c-481b-867e-bdaf7002950f
Contact Point
CSIRO Marlin Data Catalogue
data-requests-hf@csiro.au
Reference Period 08/01/2019
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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Data Source

This dataset was originally found on CSIRO Marlin "RV Investigator Voyage IN2018_V06 EK60 Echosounder". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://marlin.csiro.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/rv-investigator-voyage-in2018_v06-ek60-echosounder