Multi-beam bathymetric survey, continental margin west of the Antarctic Peninsula, GLOBEC

The general survey area includes the continental margin to the west of the Antarctic Peninsula extending from the northern tip of Adelaide Island to the southern portion of Alexander Island, and Marguerite Bay. Although the Sea Beam System acquired data continuously, only the data south of 65 South has been edited and final processed.

The final processed data set is archived on 8mm tape having the following attributes: MBIO Data Format ID: 43 Format name: MBF_SB2100B2 Informal Description: SeaBeam 2100 series vender format Attributes: SeaBeam 2100, bathymetry and amplitude, 151 beams bathymetry, binary, SeaBeam Instruments and L-DEO. The software used to process and display these multi-beam data (in the above referenced format) is available as shareware from the following web site: Due to the nature of this data set, it has been deposited with NOAA's National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC) in Boulder, Colorado for archival and dissemination purposes.