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Multi-beam echo-sounding and sediment collection from research vessel Alis in the South Pacific Ocean from 2015-08-27 to 2015-09-10 (NCEI Accession 0223243)

Published by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce | Metadata Last Checked: January 29, 2026 | Last Modified: 2020-12-16T00:00:00.000+00:00
This dataset contains cruise report describing multi-beam echo-sounding and sediment collection from research vessel Alis in the South Pacific Ocean. The oceanographic campaign SAMOA-SPT on board R/V Alis (IRD research vessel of the IRD, Nouméa, New Caledonia) has allowed the recognition of the acoustic (multibeam bathymetry and imagery), seismic (high resolution seismic) and sedimentary (interface and Kullenberg piston coring) characteristics of the backwash-related submarine tsunami and storm (tropical cyclone) deposits in the South Pacific – Tutuila island (American Samoa). This is US State Department MSR cruise U2015-021. This is data submitted to the World Data Service for Geophysics. Cruise report is in PDF.

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