This record describes multibeam echosounder data collected on RV Linnaeus voyage LI2019_V01, 'Ningaloo Deepwater Reefs Hydrographic Survey' which departed Hillary's Boat Harbour, Perth, WA on the 15th March 2019 and concluded at Coral Bay, WA on the 29th March 2019. The Kongsberg EM2040c multibeam echosounder (single transceiver) was used to acquire seafloor bathymetry and backscatter information (and watercolumn backscatter) offshores of Ningaloo Reef, WA. Transit data to and from nightly anchorages has also been recorded. The EM2040c provides a 1.3° by 1.3° transmit and receive angular resolution respectively (single transceiver). The echosounder's nominal frequency range was 200 kHz and it was operated in dual swath mode. Data are stored in *.all raw format for bathymetry and backscatter and *.wcd format for watercolumn backscatter at CSIRO. There are 140 files totalling 32.5 GB of raw .all data, and 103 files totalling 178 GB of raw .wcd in the dataset. Sound velocity profiles were applied to this data during data acquisition. Bathymetry data contained in *.all format are corrected for motion and position. Tide corrections were applied to the processed data in Caris using a GPS Tide based on the Applanix PosMV and Marinestar G4+ Ellipsoidal ht and thereafter reduced to AHD (Australian Height Datum) using a AusGeoid09 model. Processed data has had outliers removed. Processed line data are available in *.gsf and ascii format, and processed bathymetry and backscatter grids in geotiff format. Additional information regarding this dataset, including further information on processing streams, is contained in the GSM data acquisition and processing report. Additional data products may be available on request. The raw data is offline but is available on request.
This record describes multibeam echosounder data collected on RV Investigator voyage IN2022_V09, titled "Valuing Australia’s new Gascoyne Marine Park." The voyage took place between 0000 November 19, 2022 and 0700 December 19, 2022 (UTC), departing from Fremantle and returning to Fremantle. The Kongsberg EM710 MKII multibeam echosounder was used to acquire seafloor bathymetry and backscatter information and watercolumn backscatter throughout the voyage in areas with water depths shallower than ~800m including areas within the Gascoyne and Ningaloo Marine Park. The EM710 MKII provides a 0.5° by 1° transmit and receive angular resolution respectively. The echosounder's nominal frequency range is from 40 to 100 kHz. Data are stored in *.all raw format for bathymetry and backscatter and *.wcd format for watercolumn backscatter at CSIRO. There are 351 *.all files totaling 58.8 GB of raw bathymetry/backscatter data and 10 *.wcd files totaling 6.97 GB of watercolumn data in this dataset. Sound velocity profiles were applied to this data during data acquisition. Bathymetry data contained in *.all format are corrected for motion and position. GPS tide was computed using the EGM2008 model and applied to the processed data. Processed data has had outliers removed. Processed line data are available in *.gsf and ascii format, and processed bathymetry grids in geotiff format. Additional information regarding this dataset, including further information on processing streams, is contained in the GSM data acquisition and processing report. Additional data products may be available on request.
This record describes sub-bottom profiler data collected on RV Investigator voyage IN2022_V09, titled "Valuing Australia’s new Gascoyne Marine Park." The voyage took place between 0000 November 19, 2022 and 0700 December 19, 2022 (UTC), departing from Fremantle and returning to Fremantle. The Kongsberg SBP120 (sub bottom profiler) was used to acquire data containing the specular reflections at different sediment interfaces below the seafloor. The SBP120 provides a 3° by 3° angular resolution. The echosounder's frequency sweep range is from 2.5 to 7 kHz. The SBP120 was logged continuously for the extent of the voyage. Data are stored in *.raw (1736 files 37.8 GB) raw and *.seg (1721 files 37.8 GB) segy formats at CSIRO. The segy format data had a real time processing stream applied, which applies gain, a gain correction, matched filter with replica shaping, an attribute calculation for instantaneous amplitude and time variable gain. Additional information regarding this dataset is contained in the GSM data acquisition and processing report. Additional data products may be available on request
This record describes gravity data collected on RV Investigator voyage IN2022_V09, titled "Valuing Australia’s new Gascoyne Marine Park." The voyage took place between 0000 November 19, 2022 and 0700 December 19, 2022 (UTC), departing from Fremantle and returning to Fremantle. The gravity meter instrument is a MicroG Lacoste Air-Sea II. Data are stored in .ENV and .DAT data files at CSIRO. There are 121 files totalling 1 GB of raw data in this dataset. A wharf tie was not undertaken prior to this voyage. No processing has been conducted on this data. Additional information regarding this dataset is contained in the GSM data acquisition and processing report.
This record describes scientific split-beam echosounder data collected on the RV Investigator voyage IN2022_V09, titled "Valuing Australia’s new Gascoyne Marine Park." The voyage took place between 0000 November 19, 2022 and 0700 December 19, 2022 (UTC), departing from Fremantle and returning to Fremantle. The Simrad EK60 split beam echosounders for18kHz and Simrad EK80 split beam echosounders for 38, 70 120, 200 and 333 kHz were used to acquire acoustic backscatter data to a range of [range] m, throughout the voyage including within the Gascoyne and Ningaloo Marine Parks. All frequencies were logged continuously for the extent of the voyage. The 38 & 70 were periodically set to passive for the during the voyage to optimise MBES seabed mapping data quality. Data are stored in *.raw, *.bot and *.idx format at CSIRO. There are 2344 files totalling 73 GB of raw data in this dataset. No processing has been conducted on this data. Additional information regarding this dataset is contained in the GSM data acquisition and processing report. Additional data products may be available on request.
This record describes multibeam echosounder data collected on RV Investigator voyage IN2022_V09, titled "Valuing Australia’s new Gascoyne Marine Park." The voyage took place between 0000 November 19, 2022 and 0700 December 19, 2022 (UTC), departing from Fremantle and returning to Fremantle. The Kongsberg EM122 multibeam echosounder was used to acquire seafloor bathymetry and backscatter information and watercolumn backscatter throughout the voyage in areas with water depths deeper than ~800m including areas within the Gascoyne Marine Park. The EM122 provides a 1 degree by 1 degree angular resolution. The echosounder's nominal frequency is 12 kHz. Data are stored in *.all raw format for bathymetry and backscatter at CSIRO. There are 809 files totalling 46.3 GB of raw data in this dataset. Sound velocity profiles were applied to this data during data acquisition. Bathymetry data contained in *.all format are corrected for motion and position. GPS tide was computed using the EGM2008 model and applied to the processed data. Processed data has had outliers removed. Processed line data are available in *.gsf and ascii format, and processed bathymetry grids in geotiff format. Additional information regarding this dataset, including information on processing streams, is contained in the GSM data acquisition and processing report. Additional data products may be available on request.