SX90 sonar data in the Eastern Canadian Arctic: 2011

The data set is composed of raw files recorded with the Kongsberg Maritime SX90 long-range, low frequency (20-30 kHz) fisheries sonar during the CCGS Amundsen 2011 summer expedition in the Eastern Canadian Arctic. The sonar was operated during a 3 hours opportunistic survey offshore the Labrador coast on July 22nd and during a 18.75 hours opportunistic survey on July 30th. The sonar transducer is lowered 2.5 feet below the hull through a gate-valve. The cylindrical 256-elements transducer allows both a horizontal and a vertical sound transmission, and the omni-directional (horizontal) sonar beam can be tilted from +10 to -60 degrees to scan a large portion of the water column. The raw acoustic data were saved onto an external drive and print screens of interesting targets (fish schools and/or marine mammals) were recorded.

Data and resources

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Additional information

Temporal extent2011-07-22 – 2011-07-30
Vertical extent0 – 0 m
Date (creation)2011-07-22
Date (publication)2015-03-17
Date (revision)2015-03-17
Statuscompleted
Update frequencyasNeeded
Metadata languageen
ProjectsArcticNet
LicenseCreative Commons Attribution 4.0
Source metadataISO 19115 XML
Last updated2026-07-31
Created2026-07-31
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