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Coastal seabed mapping survey, Vestfold Hills, Antarctica, February-March 2010
Entry ID: Davis_multibeam_grids

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Summary
Abstract: From February to March 2010, Geoscience Australia (GA) conducted a multibeam sonar survey of the coastal waters of the Vestfold Hills in the Australian Antarctic Territory. The survey was conducted jointly with Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) and the Deployable Geospatial Survey Team (DGST) of the Royal Australian Navy. The survey was aimed primarily at understanding the character of the sea ... View entire text
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Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: -68.2   S: -68.9   E: 78.0   W: 77.3

Data Set Citation
Dataset Release Date: 2011-04-29
Parent DIF
This data set description is a member of a collection. The collection is described in
ASAC_2201
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 2010-01-25
Stop Date: 2010-03-29
Location Keywords
Data Resolution
Latitude Resolution: 75 cm
Longitude Resolution: 75 cm
Science Keywords
ISO Topic Category
Platform
SHIPS Ancillary Description
Instrument
SIDE-SCAN SONAR Ancillary Description
SONAR > Sound Navigation and Ranging Ancillary Description
MSBS > Multibeam Swath Bathymetry System Ancillary Description
Quality See the report included with the download for further information.
Access Constraints These data (75 cm multibeam data) are available for download from the provided URL.
The data can be viewed on a free viewer provided by CARIS at the provided URL.
Also available for download are a 4 metre resolution bathymetric grid and an image of the sea floor, both derived from the 75 cm multibeam data.
Use Constraints This data set conforms to the PICCCBY Attribution License
(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).

Please follow instructions listed in the citation reference provided at http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/metadata/citation.cfm?entry_id=Davis_mu... when using these data.
Ancillary Keywords
Data Set Progress
COMPLETE
Originating Center
Geoscience Australia
Data Center
Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://data.aad.gov.au

Data Center Personnel
Name: DATA OFFICER AADC
Phone: +61 3 6232 3244
Fax: +61 3 6232 3351
Email: metadata at aad.gov.au
Contact Address:
Australian Antarctic Division
203 Channel Highway
City: Kingston
Province or State: Tasmania
Postal Code: 7050
Country: Australia
Distribution
Distribution Media: HTTP
Distribution Size: 871 MB
Distribution Format: csar
Fees: Free
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Personnel
PHILIP EDWARD O'BRIEN
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Email: phil.obrien.ant at gmail.com
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2011-04-29
Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-12-21

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