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Title: Water depth and acoustic backscatter data collected from Nancy Foster in Caribbean Sea, South of St. John and St. Thomas and Buck Island, St. Croix, US Virgin Islands from 2005-02-01 to 2005-02-12 (NCEI Accession 0131860)
Abstract: The Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (CCMA) conducted the second year of an ongoing scientific research mission on board the NOAA Ship NANCY FOSTER. The purpose of this cruise was to support the benthic characterization of coral reef habitat in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Date received: 20150911
Start date: 20050201
End date: 20050212
Seanames: Caribbean Sea
West boundary: -64.985478
East boundary: -64.562765
North boundary: 18.313005
South boundary: 17.765934
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: 3M23K1
Availability date:
Metadata version: 4
Keydate: 2015-09-22 14:00:06+00
Editdate: 2015-10-29 18:33:38+00