Full Record - Raw acoustic data collected by an EK60 echo sounder in the Southern Ocean on board the RRS James Clark Ross cruise JR179 (Feb - Apr 2008)

Raw acoustic data collected by an EK60 echo sounder in the Southern Ocean on board the RRS James Clark Ross cruise JR179 (Feb - Apr 2008)

GB/NERC/BAS/PDC/00816

Abstract:
Acoustic backscatter data were collected on board the RRS James Clark Ross (cruise JR179) as part of the BIOFLAME-BIOPEARL programme.

Data were collected using a Simrad EK60 echo sounder. Data were collected throughout the cruise which ran through the Drake Passage, Bellingshausen Sea and Amundsen Sea in the Southern Ocean, from February to April 2008. The raw data files (Simrad .raw format) are held by the Polar Data Centre (PDC) at the British Antarctic Survey (BAS).

*******PLEASE BE ADVISED TO USE PROCESSED DATA*******

The JR179 EK60 processed data is now available at https://doi.org/10.5285/ecc51062-1338-445e-bd3c-2e63487d1953.

Access Data

Use:	NERC-funded data supplied under OGL v.3: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

Authors

Name	Dr Peter Enderlein
Role(s)	Technical Contact
Organisation	British Antarctic Survey

Name	UK PDC
Role(s)	Metadata Author
Organisation	British Antarctic Survey

Name	Mr Chester J Sands
Role(s)	Technical Contact
Organisation	British Antarctic Survey

Name	Dr Jan Strugnell
Role(s)	Technical Contact
Organisation	La Trobe University

Name	Ms Jenny Thomas
Role(s)	Technical Contact
Organisation	British Antarctic Survey

Name	Dr Robert D Larter
Role(s)	Technical Contact
Organisation	British Antarctic Survey

Name	Dr Katrin Linse
Role(s)	Investigator, Technical Contact
Organisation	British Antarctic Survey

Basic Information

Creation Date:	2015-04-24
Dataset Progress:	Complete
Dataset Language:	English
ISO Topic Categories:	Biota Oceans
Parameters:	Oceans > Marine Biology > Fish Oceans > Marine Biology > Marine Invertebrates Oceans > Ocean Acoustics > Acoustic Frequency Oceans > Ocean Acoustics > Acoustic Scattering

Additional Information

Reference:
Lineage/Methodology:	The dataset comprises Simrad raw format files that have not undergone any processing or quality checking.
Project:	BIOFLAME > Biodiversity

Extent

Temporal Coverage:
Start Date	2008-02-25
End Date	2008-04-10

Spatial Coverage:
Latitude
Southernmost	-74.5033
Northernmost	-51.6602
Longitude
Westernmost	-120.262
Easternmost	-56.0669
Altitude
Min Altitude	N/A
Max Altitude	N/A
Depth
Min Depth	N/A
Max Depth	N/A

Location:
Location	Southern Ocean
Detailed Location	Drake Passage
Location	Southern Ocean
Detailed Location	Amundsen Sea
Location	Bellingshausen Sea
Detailed Location	N/A
Location	Southern Ocean
Detailed Location	N/A

Instrumentation

Sensor(s):	ECHO SOUNDERS
Data Collection:	Data collected using a Simrad EK60 echo sounder.

Storage

Distribution:
Distribution Media	Online Internet (HTTP)
Distribution Size	114 GB
Distribution Format	N/A
Fees	N/A

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