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NCCOS Mapping: Geospatial products of water depth, acoustic backscatter, and ROV data collected from NOAA Ship Nancy Foster in the Tortugas South Ecological Reserve and Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary from 2020-09-07 to 2020-09-16 (NCEI Accession 0295610)

Published by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce | Metadata Last Checked: January 29, 2026 | Last Modified: 2024-08-22T00:00:00.000+00:00
Multibeam bathymetry and acoustic backscatter data collected from NOAA Ship Nancy Foster from 2020-09-07 to 2020-09-16 in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. This cruise designation was originally scheduled as NF-20-01, but due to rescheduling as a result of COVID-19, the mission was designated as NF-20-08. Data were collected using a Kongsberg EM2040 multibeam echosounder. Survey depths vary from 41m to 160m in the Dry Tortugas area. Transit data were also collected from Charleston, South Carolina and south along the eastern coast of Florida. Data are available in 2x2, 4x4, and 8x8 meter resolutions. 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.

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0295610 BATHYMETRY echo sounder multibeam sonar in situ NOAA Ship Nancy Foster NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science Coastal Waters of Florida Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Gulf of Mexico North Atlantic Ocean oceanography DOC/NOAA/NOS/NCCOS > National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, National Ocean Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce NF-20-08 (originally NF-20-01) W00552 US DOC; NOAA; NOS; National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science; Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (NCCOS/CCMA) https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/seafloor-characterization-caribbean/ Geographic Information > Reef Locations EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Mapping EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > BATHYMETRY/SEAFLOOR TOPOGRAPHY > BATHYMETRY Marine Spatial Ecology > Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments Marine Spatial Ecology > Habitat Mapping Geospatial Depth ECHO SOUNDERS > ECHO SOUNDERS MBES > Multibeam Mapping System Kongsberg EM2040 Sonar Ships NANCY FOSTER (call sign: WTER, ICES code: 33NF, 2004-) NOAA Ship Nancy Foster COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Florida > Monroe County > Florida Keys (24N081W0007) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Gulf of Mexico > Florida OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF AMERICA OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF MEXICO U.S. States and Territories > Florida Waterbodies > Caribbean Sea Waterbodies > Gulf of Mexico Tortugas South Ecological Reserve JE31G4

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