Processed Near-bottom Multibeam Sonar Data (SD format) from the Lau Back-arc Basin acquired during the Melville expedition TUIM05MV (2005)

This data set was acquired with a Simrad SM2000 Multibeam Sonar system on the ROV Jason II during Melville expedition TUIM05MV conducted in 2005 (Chief Scientist: Dr. Margaret Tivey; Investigator(s): Dr. Vicki Ferrini and Dr. Margaret Tivey). These data files are of Fledermaus Binary format and include Swath Bathymetry data and were processed after data collection. Data were acquired as part of the project(s): Sampling and Initial Characterization of Hydrothermal Fluids, Deposits, Microfauna and Megafauna at Vent Fields along the Eastern Lau Spreading Center and Venture Deep Ocean, Lau Basin Expedition 3 of 5, and funding was provided by NSF grant(s): OCE02-41250, OCE02-41796, OCE02-41826, OCE02-42038, OCE02-42088, and OCE03-28117. This data was cited by Ferrini et al., 2008.本数据集由Simrad SM2000多波束声呐系统搭载于遥控无人潜水器（Remotely Operated Vehicle，ROV）Jason II，于2005年开展的梅尔维尔科考航次TUIM05MV期间采集获取。本次航次的首席科学家为Margaret Tivey博士，研究人员包括Vicki Ferrini博士与Margaret Tivey博士。本数据集采用Fledermaus二进制格式存储，包含条带测深（Swath Bathymetry）数据，且所有数据均在采集完成后进行了处理。本数据作为以下科研项目的组成部分采集：东劳扩张中心及劳盆地Venture深海区喷口场热液流体、沉积物、微型动物群与大型动物群的采样及初步表征，属于劳盆地第3/5次科考航次。本研究获得美国国家科学基金会（National Science Foundation，NSF）编号为OCE02-41250、OCE02-41796、OCE02-41826、OCE02-42038、OCE02-42088及OCE03-28117的多项拨款资助。本数据集已被Ferrini等人于2008年引用。