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Title: Water depth and acoustic backscatter data collected from NOAA Ship Nancy Foster in Caribbean Sea, Buck Island Reef and Virgin Islands National Coral Reef Monuments, U.S. Virgin Islands from 2006-03-21 to 2006-04-02 (NCEI Accession 0131851)
Abstract: The Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (CCMA) conducted the third year of an ongoing scientific research mission on board NOAA Ship NANCY FOSTER. The purpose of this cruise is to support the benthic characterization of coral reef habitat in the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. The mission explored, surveyed, and mapped moderate depth bathymetry (30 – 1000 meters) with NOAA Ship NANCY FOSTER’s Simrad EM1002 multibeam system for natural resource management and seafloor characterization. Multibeam bathymetry and backscatter was collected along with Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) underwater video. Priority areas for 2006 included the deep water portion of the Buck Island Reef National Monument north of St. Croix and the La Parguera region along the southwestern coast of Puerto Rico. Additional multibeam data was collected to merge with pre-existing shallow water bathymetry from previous CCMA cruises in the Buck Island vicinity.
Date received: 20150911
Start date: 20060321
End date: 20060402
Seanames: Caribbean Sea
West boundary: -67.14648
East boundary: -64.429961
North boundary: 17.902505
South boundary: 17.761391
Observation types: in situ
Instrument types: multibeam sonar
Datatypes: BATHYMETRY, BOTTOM TYPE, DEPTH - BOTTOM, DEPTH - SENSOR, water depth
Submitter: Battista, Timothy A.
Submitting institution: US DOC; NOAA; NOS; National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science; Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment
Collecting institutions: US DOC; NOAA; NOS; National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science; Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment
Contributing projects: CORAL REEF STUDIES, CRCP
Platforms: Nancy Foster (33NF)
Number of observations:
Supplementary information: Submission Package ID: J0JLF6

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Metadata version: 5
Keydate: 2015-09-22 12:40:05+00
Editdate: 2016-09-20 11:06:14+00