Brief description
Geoscience Australia carried out marine surveys in southeast Tasmania in 2008 and 2009 (GA0315) to map seabed bathymetry and characterise benthic environments through observation of habitats using underwater towed video. Data was acquired using the Tasmania Aquaculture and Fisheries Institute (TAFI) Research Vessel Challenger. Bathymetric mapping was undertaken in seven survey areas, including: Freycinet Pensinula (83 sq km, east coast and shelf); Tasman Peninsula (117 sq km, east coast and shelf); Port Arthur and adjacent open coast (17 sq km); The Friars (41 sq km, south of Bruny Island); lower Huon River estuary (39 sq km); D Entrecastreaux Channel (7 sq km, at Tinderbox north of Bruny Island), and; Maria Island (3 sq km, western side). Video characterisations of the seabed concentrated on areas of bedrock reef and adjacent seabed in all mapped areas, except for D Entrecastreaux Channel and Maria Island. The "challenger" folder contains raw multibeam backscatter data from two surveys archived seperately in 0306_tasman1 and 0315_se_tasmania. The raw multibeam backscatter data were collected along survey lines using GAs Kongsberg SIMRAD EM3002 in single head configuration from aboard MV Challenger.Lineage
Maintenance and Update Frequency: asNeeded
Statement: Kongsberg SIMRAD EM3002 multibeam sonar operating at 300kHz with 1.5x1.5 deg beamwidth was used to acquire the backscatter and bathymetry data
Issued: 2011
text: westlimit=147.05; southlimit=-43.62; eastlimit=148.55; northlimit=-42.0
Subjects
AU-TAS |
Backscatter Grid |
CERF |
Earth Sciences |
Geology |
Marine Data |
Marine Geoscience |
Published_External |
backscatter |
geoscientificInformation |
marine |
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Identifiers
- URI : pid.geoscience.gov.au/dataset/ga/72021
- global : a529430e-216f-0f20-e044-00144fdd4fa6