Acoustic sub-bottom profiles (3.5 kHz) from the CCGS Amundsen (2017)
Geophysical data from a single-channel 3.5kHz sub-bottom profiler is acquired 24hrs during CCGS Amundsen’s cruises by a Knudsen 3260 sub-bottom profiler. The sounder is comped of 16 (4x4 array) transducers outputting a total of 10KW. The dataset consists of raw (keb and sgy) and processed (JPEG2000 and PNG images) data. Heave (TSS1 form the Applanix POS-MV) and GPS (ZDA, VTG, GGA from the CNAV GNSS Receiver) data are inputted to the raw data files directly during acquisition. The processing is made using the NRCAN software suite (SEGY to SGYJP2 and SegyJp2Viewer). The speed of sound is constantly set to 1500 m/s. The data are available in an ESRI ArcGIS geodatabase format where shiptrack lines are linked to jp2, sgy and png formats of the sub-bottom profiles.
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- Date (Publication)
- 2018-05-10
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Amundsen Science (2018). Acoustic sub-bottom profiles (3.5 kHz) from the CCGS Amundsen (2017). ArcticNet Inc., Québec, Canada. Processed data. Version 1. Archived at www.polardata.ca, Canadian Cryospheric Information Network (CCIN), Waterloo, Canada.
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The acoustic geophysical dataset is part of the core seabed mapping component of the ArcticNet Research Program : 'Mapping of Arctic Canada's Seafloor: Contributions to Global Change Science, Sustainable Resource Development, Safe Navigation of the Northwest Passage, Geohazards and Arctic Sovereignty'. Acoustic mapping of the seabed relief and shallow subsurface sediments are the prime datasets used by scientists to understand the geological processes shaping the seafloor, assess natural hazards and coastal habitats and reconstruct the history of past climatic changes. The mapping results from this project are applied to several components: 1) identifying geohazards such as submarine landslides, gassy seabeds and sea ice impacts in order to manage risk to both people and the environment in the context of resource development; 2) providing improved navigational charting and alternate shipping lanes in sparsely mapped regions of the Arctic; and 3) designing seabed sampling strategies to recover sediments that will provide information on past climatic history in order to predict future climatic responses and their consequences.
- Status
- Completed
Canadian Cryospheric Information Network
-Polar Data Catalogue
200 University Avenue West, University of Waterloo
,Waterloo
,Ontario
,N2L 3G1
,Canada
polardata.ca
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Polar Data Catalogue Thesaurus (Canada)
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Acoustic
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Arctic
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Geomorphology
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Geophysical surveys
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Sediments
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Sub-bottom profiler
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Canadian Arctic
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- Other restrictions
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- Other restrictions
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Terms of Use of the Polar Data Catalogue: https://www.polardata.ca/pdcinput/public/termsofuse
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eng; CAN
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- Environment
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- Begin date
- 2016-05-31
- End date
- 2017-10-12
- Supplemental Information
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Summary: Not Applicable Research Program(s): ArcticNet. For further information: gabriel.joyal.1@ulaval.ca; gabriel.joyal.1@ulaval.ca Summary: Not Applicable Research Program(s): ArcticNet. For further information: gabriel.joyal.1@ulaval.ca; http://geoindex-plus.bibl.ulaval.ca/ (available soon)
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Digital file
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Canadian Cryospheric Information Network
-Polar Data Catalogue
200 University Avenue West, University of Waterloo
,Waterloo
,Ontario
,N2L 3G1
,Canada
- Included with dataset
- No
- File identifier
- 3b4e0a47-6613-44a0-837c-bf67b3df0d6a XML
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eng; CAN
- Character set
- UTF8
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- Dataset
- Date stamp
- 2022-04-08T13:00:57
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North American Profile of ISO 19115:2003
- Metadata standard version
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2009-01-01
Canadian Cryospheric Information Network
-Polar Data Catalogue
200 University Avenue West, University of Waterloo
,Waterloo
,Ontario
,N2L 3G1
,Canada
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