TowCam Navigation Data from the Lau Back-arc Basin acquired during the Kilo Moana expedition KM0417 (2004)

This data set was acquired with a Navigation system on the TowCam platform during Kilo Moana expedition KM0417 conducted in 2004 (Chief Scientist: Dr. Charles Langmuir; Investigator(s): Dr. Daniel Fornari). These data files are of Text File (ASCII) format and include Navigation data that have not been processed. Data were acquired as part of the project(s): LAUB-FLEX: Deep Circulation and Dispersal in the Lau Basin using Floats, Integrated Hydrothermal and Petrological Studies of the Eastern Lau Spreading Center, and Venture Deep Ocean, Lau Basin Expedition 2 of 5, and funding was provided by NSF grant(s): SOTON-NOC-XXX, OCE02-41716, OCE02-41785, OCE02-41909, OCE02-41913, OCE02-42114, OCE02-42618, OCE02-42675, and OCE02-42902.

本数据集采集自2004年开展的Kilo Moana航次KM0417，由搭载于TowCam平台的导航系统获取。本次航次首席科学家为查尔斯·朗缪尔（Charles Langmuir）博士，研究人员为丹尼尔·福尔纳里（Daniel Fornari）博士。本数据集的文件格式为文本（ASCII）文件，包含未经预处理的导航数据。本次数据采集隶属于LAUB-FLEX研究项目，该项目涵盖三项研究内容：利用浮标开展劳盆地深层环流与扩散研究、东劳扩张中心综合热液与岩石学研究，以及Venture Deep Ocean劳盆地航次（本次为第2次航次，全系列共5次航次）。本数据集由美国国家科学基金会（National Science Foundation, NSF）资助，资助项目包括：SOTON-NOC-XXX、OCE02-41716、OCE02-41785、OCE02-41909、OCE02-42114、OCE02-42618、OCE02-42675及OCE02-42902。