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NCCOS Mapping: Geospatial products of water depth, acoustic backscatter, and ROV data collected from NOAA Ship Nancy Foster in the US Caribbean off the coast of St. Thomas, USVI from 2023-05-01 to 2023-05-10 (NCEI Accession 0303335)

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Multibeam and acoustic backscatter data collected from NOAA Ship Nancy Foster from 2023-05-01 to 2023-05-10. The majority of these data were collected using a Kongsberg EM2040. Bathymetry grids were created using Qimera, and corrected to Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW). Backscatter mosaics were created using Fledermaus Geocoder Toolbox (FMGT). Data were acquired and processed to meet IHO Order 1 specifications. Survey depths vary from 33m to 58m. Processed data are available at 2m resolution. During the field mission, a Mohawk 18 Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV), operated by the University of North Carolina Undersea Vehicles Program collected HD photo and ground validation video. Video data is not included with this dataset. HD photos and video data are not included with this dataset.

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0303335 BATHYMETRY water depth acoustic sensor multibeam sonar GIS product in situ NOAA Ship Nancy Foster NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science Caribbean Sea North Atlantic Ocean oceanography DOC/NOAA/NOS/NCCOS > National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, National Ocean Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce NF-23-01 EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > BATHYMETRY/SEAFLOOR TOPOGRAPHY > BATHYMETRY EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > BATHYMETRY/SEAFLOOR TOPOGRAPHY > WATER DEPTH Geospatial Marine Spatial Ecology Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments Habitat Mapping Depth ACOUSTIC RECEIVERS MBES > Multibeam Mapping System Kongsberg EM2040 Multibeam Sonar Ships NANCY FOSTER (call sign: WTER, ICES code: 33NF, 2004-) NOAA Ship Nancy Foster OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > CARIBBEAN SEA Region > Caribbean Sea U.S. States and Territories > USVI US Caribbean Sea 7NC86E

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title NCCOS Mapping: Geospatial products of water depth, acoustic backscatter, and ROV data collected from NOAA Ship Nancy Foster in the US Caribbean off the coast of St. Thomas, USVI from 2023-05-01 to 2023-05-10 (NCEI Accession 0303335)

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