Processed Gridded Near-Bottom Bathymetry Data from the Lau Back-arc Basin acquired with ROV ROPOS during R/V Falkor expedition FK160407 (2016)

This data set was acquired with a Mesotech M3 Multibeam Sonar on ROV ROPOS during R/V Falkor expedition FK160407 conducted in 2016 (Chief Scientist: Dr. Charles Fisher, Investigators: Solana Huang, Dr. Vicki Ferrini). These data files are of NetCDF Grid format and include Bathymetry data that were processed after acquisition. Data were acquired as part of the project(s): Collaborative Research: Ecosystem dynamics of Western Pacific hydrothermal vent communities associated with polymetallic sulfide deposits. Ship time was provided by Schmidt Ocean Institute and additional funding was provided by NSF Award(s): OCE15-36650.

本数据集由搭载于ROV ROPOS遥控无人潜水器的Mesotech M3多波束声呐（Mesotech M3 Multibeam Sonar），于2016年开展的R/V Falkor科考航次FK160407期间采集，本次航次的首席科学家为Charles Fisher博士，研究人员包括Solana Huang、Vicki Ferrini博士。本次采集的数据文件采用NetCDF网格格式（NetCDF Grid format）存储，包含采集后经处理的测深数据。本数据的采集隶属于如下研究项目：合作研究：西太平洋与多金属硫化物矿床相关的热液喷口群落生态动力学。科考船时资源由施密特海洋研究所（Schmidt Ocean Institute）提供，额外资助来自美国国家科学基金会（National Science Foundation，NSF）项目编号OCE15-36650。