Processed EM2040 Acoustic Backscatter and Swath Bathymetry data from R/V Gaia Blu cruise Jamme Gaia22 (2022)

This data set was acquired with a Kongsberg Maritime EM2040 multibeam sonar system during R/V Gaia Blu cruise Jamme Gaia22 conducted in 2022. In September-October, 2022, the new CNR Research Vessel Gaia Blu explored the seafloor of the Naples and Pozzuoli Gulfs, and the Amalfi coastal area (Tyrrhenian Sea, Italy) from 50m to more than 1300m water depth, acquiring about 5000 km2 of multibeam echo-sounder data. The purpose of the cruise was to test the new multibeam systems installed on R/V Gaia Blu and to use the high-resolution digital bathymetric models generated from the acquired data to improve knowledge of the seascape and seabed morphology of the Gulf of Naples. These data files are in MB-System-compatible format and include Acoustic Backscatter and Swath Bathymetry data that was processed after acquisition. This data was processed by Istituto di Scienze Marine and was included in the Global Multi-Resolution Topography (GMRT) Synthesis (version 4.2.1).