EM302 Water Column Sonar Data Collected During EX1105
During this OER project in partnership with NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation, and Enforcement (BOEMRE), two ships will work collaboratively in the Gulf of Mexico to map known targets of man-made or natural seeps to test the use of their sensors to detect these seeps. The NOAA Ship Pisces will utilize its ME70 multibeam sonar sensor and the Okeanos Explorer will use its state-of-the-art Kongsberg EM302 multibeam sonar system and its newly acquired EK60 echosounder. Of special interest to the objectives of this mission is the water column backscatter data component of the EM302 multibeam survey system. These data will be analyzed as they are collected over known natural and man-made seeps in the Gulf of Mexico and, along with the data from the newly acquired EK60 echosounder, will be compared to those data collected by the Pisces ME70 and single beam sonar sensors.
Dataset Citation
- Cite as: NOAA Ocean Exploration. 2011. 'EM302 Water Column Sonar Data Collected During EX1105'. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.7289/V5736NW3 [access date]
Dataset Identifiers
- EX1105_EM302
- doi:10.7289/V5736NW3
- NCEI Metadata ID:gov.noaa.ngdc.mgg.wcd:EX1105_EM302
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gov.noaa.ngdc.mgg.wcd:EX1105_EM302
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Ordering Instructions | Contact the NCEI Water Column Sonar Data Manager to order data. |
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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov |
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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov |
Dataset Point of Contact | Water Column Sonar Data Manager NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (303) 497-4742 wcd.info@noaa.gov |
Time Period | 2011-08-23T01:14:14 to 2011-09-10T10:43:45 |
Spatial Reference System | urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326Vertical Datum: Unknown |
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West: -88.5685935
East: -81.7209024
South: 23.86427965
North: 30.08954425
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Dataset Progress Status | Complete - production of the data has been completed |
Data Update Frequency | Not planned |
Purpose | By collecting and analyzing sonar data over known natural and man-made seeps in the Gulf of Mexico, a primary objective will be to determine the efficacy of the Okeanos Explorer's Kongsberg EM302 multibeam sonar system and its water column backscatter data for detecting seeps during exploration. |
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International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) Sea Area ("Limits of Oceans and Seas" publication S-23)
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Last Modified: 2023-08-16
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