Raw MAPR Data from the Lau Back-arc Basin acquired during dredging operations on Kilo Moana expedition KM0417 (2004)

This data set was acquired with a NOAA-PMEL MAPR device attached to a rock dredge during Kilo Moana expedition KM0417 conducted in 2004 (Chief Scientist: Dr. Charles Langmuir). The data file is in Microsoft Excel format and includes Optical Backscatter, Temperature, and Pressure data that has not been processed. The data was acquired as part of the projects: 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. Funding was provided by NSF grants: OCE02-41716, OCE02-41785, OCE02-41909, OCE02-41913, OCE02-42114, OCE02-42618, OCE02-42675, and OCE02-42902. This data was cited by German et al., 2006.