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Improved processing of Hydrosweep DS multibeam data on the R/V Maurice Ewing

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We have developed a new software package, called MB-System, for processing and display of Hydrosweep DS multibeam data on the R/V Maurice Ewing. The new software includes tools for modeling water sound velocity profiles, calculating multibeam bathymetry from travel time values by raytracing through a water sound velocity profile, interactive and automatic editing of multibeam bathymetry, as well as a variety of tools for the manipulation and display of multibeam data. A modular input/output library allows MB-System programs to access and manipulate data in any of a number of supported swath-mapping sonar data formats, including data collected on Hydrosweep DS, Sea-Beam “Classic”, SeaBeam 2000, SeaBeam 2100, H-MR1, Simrad EM12, and other sonars. Examples are presented of the software's application to Hydrosweep data recently collected on the R/V Maurice Ewing.

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  1. Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, 10964, Palisades, NY, USA

    David W. Caress & Dale N. Chayes

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Caress, D.W., Chayes, D.N. Improved processing of Hydrosweep DS multibeam data on the R/V Maurice Ewing . Marine Geophysical Researches 18, 631–650 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00313878

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