Processed ship-based Multibeam Sonar Data (version 2) acquired in the Pacific Ocean during the Knorr expedition KN195-03 (2009)

This data set was acquired with a ship-based SeaBeam 3012-P1 Multibeam Sonar system during Knorr expedition KN195-03 conducted in 2009 (Chief Scientist: Dr. Steven D'Hondt). These data files are of MBSystem format and include Swath Bathymetry, Sidescan, and Acoustic Backscatter data and were processed by the GMRT Team using the open source MB-System multibeam sonar processing software as part of the GMRT Synthesis effort. These data are included in the GMRT Synthesis, version 2.4. Data were acquired as part of the project(s): Oceanographic Control and Global Distributions of Subseafloor Microbial Life and Activity.