High-Resolution Seismic Profiles from the US Atlantic Continental Margin Atlantic
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abstract: Knudsen 320BR CHIRP subbottom data collected simultaneously with multibeam bathymetry and acoustic backscatter.
purpose: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), on behalf of the United States Government, has a requirement to carry out surveys of the U.S. Atlantic continental margin in order to obtain multibeam bathymetry. In addition, high-resolution CHIRP seismic profiles were continuously collected and processed during the cruises. These data are required to support any potential claim for extended jurisdiction by the United States under United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) Article 76. The requirement is for the collection and processing of full-coverage multibeam sonar data in water depths of approximately 1500 to 5000 m in order to precisely define the location of the 2500-m isobath and the "foot of the slope" as defined under UNCLOS Article 76. As part of their NOAA-funded research program, University of New Hampshire (UNH) researchers oversaw data acquisition, processing and archiving of all the data collected during the cruise.
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