AGSL GeoDiscovery

Navigation Lines: MBARI Monterey Bay Multibeam Survey, Monterey Bay, California, 1998

Description:

This shapefile contains the lines of navigation used by vessels conducting bathymetric data collection as part of the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) Multibeam Survey in California during June of 1998. MBARI completed surveys of selected areas offshore of the Monterey Bay California using the recently developed Simrad EM300 multibeam system to collect bathymetry and backscatter data. MBARI contracted with C&C Technologies to run the system because they had installed the EM300 system on a contracted vessel, the M/V Ocean Alert. The 30 kHz EM300 system, because it is hull-mounted, allowed MBARI to collect georeferenced high-resolution bathymetric and sidescan data at high speeds in water ranging from shelf to abyssal depths.

This collection of data provides documented layers of of the Monterey Bay to persons/institutions of interest throughout the research and educational communities. These maps help define the geological variability of the seafloor and provide a detailed framework for future oceanographic research, monitoring, and management activities.

Resource Link:

https://purl.stanford.edu/yp574mp5202

Identifier:

https://purl.stanford.edu/yp574mp5202

Language:

eng

Creator:

Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute

Publisher:

Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute

Provider:

Stanford

Resource Class:

Datasets

Resource Type:

Line data

Subject:

Multibeam mapping, Nautical paraphernalia, Inland Waters, and Transportation

Theme:

Imagery, Inland Waters, and Transportation

Temporal Coverage:

1998

Date Issued:

2000

Spatial Coverage:

Monterey Bay (Calif.)

Rights:

These data are licensed by Stanford Libraries and are available to Stanford University affiliates only. Affiliates are limited to current faculty, staff and students. Non affiliates seeking access should contact the publisher directly. These data may not be reproduced or used for any purpose without permission.

Rights Holder:

Copyright ownership resides with the originator.

Access Rights:

Restricted

Format:

Shapefile

Georeferenced:

false