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Mesophotic and Deep Benthic Communities: Mapping, Ground-truthing, and Predictive Habitat Modeling: Geospatial products of water depth, and acoustic backscatter data collected on NOAA Ship Nancy Foster (NF2206) in the Gulf of Mexico from 2022-08-16 to 2022-09-03 (NCEI Accession 0279545)


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        abstract:  This dataset contains bathymetry and backscatter surfaces created from data collected aboard NOAA ship Nancy Foster (NF-22-06), using Multibeam echosounder Kongsberg EM710. The dataset contains four geotagged tiff images – two each representing seafloor bathymetry and backscatter at 16 m by 16 m resolution. There are two images each for bathymetry and backscatter because the data collection area spanned across two UTM zones. The data were collected in 2022 as a part of the Mesophotic and Deep Benthic Communities (MDBC): Mapping Ground-truthing, and Predictive Habitat Modeling Project. This project is one of many selected by the Open Ocean Trustee Implementation Group to restore natural resources injured by the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
        purpose:  The dataset will be used for 1) developing maps for habitat characterization, 2) refine predictive models to improve the effectiveness and cost efficiency of restoration and mapping efforts, and 3) provide fundamental information to prioritize and support protection and management activities and to target locations for direct restoration.
        credit:  Related Funding Agency: US DOC; NOAA; NESDIS; National Centers for Environmental Information
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        credit:  Related Funding Agency: US DOC; NOAA; NOS; Office of National Marine Sanctuaries
        credit:  Related Funding Agency: US DOC; NOAA; National Marine Fisheries Service
        credit:  Related Funding Agency: US DOI; Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
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    acquisitionInformation:  (MI_AcquisitionInformation)
        instrument:  (MI_Instrument)
            identifier:  (MD_Identifier)
                code:  multibeam sonar
            type:  multibeam sonar
            description:  generic instrument to measure seafloor topography Active sensors that utilize acoustic energy to collect measurements of seafloor depth and character (from http://www.csc.noaa.gov/crs/rs_apps/sensors/multi_beam.htm (last accessed 2008-12-09). Seafloor topography, bathymetry and other related geophysical data are usually managed and archived at the NOAA National Geophysical Data Center (www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/).
        instrument:  (MI_Instrument)
            identifier:  (MD_Identifier)
                code:  sonar
            type:  sonar
            description:  sound/sonic navigation and ranging Sonar (sound navigation and ranging or sonic navigation and ranging) is a technique that uses sound propagation (usually underwater, as in submarine navigation) to navigate, measure distances (ranging), communicate with or detect objects on or under the surface of the water, such as other vessels. Side-scan sonar (also sometimes called side scan sonar, sidescan sonar, side imaging sonar, side-imaging sonar and bottom classification sonar) is a category of sonar system that is used to efficiently create an image of large areas of the sea floor. [wikipedia] Bio-acoustic Sonar measures acoustic signals of plankton and zooplankton. [OOI]
        platform:  (MI_Platform)
            identifier:  (MD_Identifier)
                code:  NOAA Ship Nancy Foster
            description:  Title: NOAA Ship Flag: United States of America Vessel Type: Research Vessel (Environmental) DOB: May 1991 IMO: 8993227 Former Name: Agate Pass (YTT-12) (2002)
            instrument: (missing)