Water depth and acoustic backscatter data collected from Nancy Foster in Caribbean Sea from 2010-03-18 to 2010-04-06 (NCEI Accession 0131854)

The Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (CCMA) completed its seventh year of an ongoing scientific research mission on board the NOAA Ship Nancy Foster. The objective of this project was to collect a multibeam bathymetry dataset with 100 percent seafloor ensonification, along with multibeam backscatter suitable for seafloor characterization in a high-priority conservation area. This report applies to surveys H12171 and H12172 that took place around the U.S. Virgin Islands in the Caribbean Basin.

海岸监测与评估中心（Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment，CCMA）在美国国家海洋和大气管理局（NOAA）“南希·福斯特号”科考船上完成了其持续科研任务的第七个年度工作。本项目的目标是采集一套实现100%海底声覆盖的多波束测深（multibeam bathymetry）数据集，以及适配优先保护区域海底特征分类需求的多波束反向散射（multibeam backscatter）数据。本报告适用于在加勒比海盆美属维尔京群岛周边开展的H12171与H12172号测量航次。