Sediment echosounder raw data (Atlas Parasound P70 echosounder entire dataset) of RV MARIA S. MERIAN during cruise MSM118

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During cruise MSM118 (June 18 – July 4, 2023), sub-bottom profiles were collected on the Scotian Shelf, northwest Atlantic, using the hull-mounted Atlas PARASOUND P70 echosounder on RV MARIA S. MERIAN. The system transmitted primary high-frequency (PHF, 18 kHz) and secondary low-frequency (SLF, 4 kHz) signals in a narrow beam, providing high-resolution imaging of sediment layers down to ~150 m penetration. Quasi-equidistant pulse sequences were applied in deep water, while single pulse transmission was used in shallow areas (<200 m) to maintain pulse resolution of 0.188 m. Beamforming was corrected for vessel motion, and data were stored in .asd and .ps3 formats, with PHF used for seafloor detection. PARASOUND data acquisition supported station selection for sediment sampling, targeting Holocene-age deposits. Detailed mapping focused on pockmarks in the LaHave Basin (MSM118-14) and Quaternary channels in the Misaine Bank area (MSM118-03, MSM118-19, MSM118-20), revealing post-glacial sediment sequences and acoustic indications of gas migration.

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DOI https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.990215
Related Identifier References https://doi.org/10.48433/cr_msm118
Metadata Access https://ws.pangaea.de/oai/provider?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=datacite4&identifier=oai:pangaea.de:doi:10.1594/PANGAEA.990215
Provenance
Creator Barrett, Rachel ORCID logo; Schneider, Ralph R ORCID logo; Baumann, Lenya; Rollwage, Luisa ORCID logo
Publisher PANGAEA
Publication Year 2026
Rights Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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Resource Type Dataset
Format text/tab-separated-values
Size 11083 data points
Discipline Earth System Research
Spatial Coverage (-64.982W, 41.003S, -41.021E, 45.803N)
Temporal Coverage Begin 2023-06-21T09:10:25Z
Temporal Coverage End 2023-07-02T11:50:00Z