AAS2201 Antarctic Multibeam Survey 2010

From February to March 2010, Geoscience Australia (GA) conducted an multibeam survey of the coastal waters of the Vestfold Hills in the Australian Antarctic Territory. The survey was conducted jointly with Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) and the Deployable Geospatial Survey Team (DGST) of the Royal Australian Navy. The survey was aimed primarily at understanding the the character of the sea floora round Davis to better inform studies of the benthic biota and the possible impacts of the Davis Station sewage outfall. DGST were involved so the data could be used to update and extend the nautical charts of the Davis area.

2010年2月至3月，澳大利亚地球科学局（Geoscience Australia，GA）联合澳大利亚南极局（Australian Antarctic Division，AAD）与澳大利亚皇家海军可部署地理测绘小组（Deployable Geospatial Survey Team，DGST），在澳大利亚南极领地的维斯特福尔德丘陵沿岸水域开展多波束勘测（multibeam survey）。本次勘测的首要目标为探明戴维斯站周边的海底地貌特征，以更好地支撑底栖生物相关研究以及评估戴维斯站排污口可能带来的环境影响；澳大利亚皇家海军可部署地理测绘小组的参与，则可使本次勘测获取的数据用于更新并扩充戴维斯区域的航海图。