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Multibeam bathymetry processed data (Kongsberg EM 2040 working area dataset) of RV ALKOR during cruise AL628, east of Little Belt, Baltic Sea

Multibeam bathymetry processed data (EM 2040 multibeam echosounder) of RV ALKOR during cruise AL628 in the Baltic Sea. The raw data (.kmall) were processed using QPS Qimera software (v 2.6), based on the following workflow: 0.Raw data > 1.Apply correct Sound Velocity Profiles -> 2.Create dynamic surface (shallow Mode) -> 3.Apply Spline Filter (Medium/Strong) > 4. Finalize with manual 2D and 3D editing, -> 5.Export in GeoTIFF format and projected in the UTM32N coordinate system (EPSG:32632). The produced rasters are named AL628_EM2040_'working area'_'resolution in cm'. The bathymetry dataset here is gridded at 0.25 m and 0.50 m resolution. The data products were created in the context of the DAM (German Marine Research Alliance), CONMAR research project.

Munition pile inventory in the German Baltic Sea, 2017 et seq

The publication series contains spreadsheets of munitions, their properties (e.g., number of objects, variability, burial state), and the parameters characterising their environmental (e.g., munition compound concentrations and current velocity) and maritime (e.g., distance to various maritime uses and traffic density) surroundings in the German Baltic Sea. Data are collected over numerous cruises starting in 2017. The purpose of data acquisition is to understand the distribution and properties of munitions in German waters as well as the hazards and risks they pose to maritime uses. Munitions are annotated in larger area datasets (usually multibeam echosounder or sidescan sonar data), assessed in detail (usually visually in photomosaics or videos), and analysed using an array of geospatial analysis methods.

Water column raw data (Wärtsilä ELAC 3050 MK II entire dataset) of RV ALKOR during cruise AL575

Raw water column data were collected aboard RV ALKOR during cruise AL575 using a 50kHz Elac Seabeam 3050 (SB3050 MKII) multibeam echosounder by ELAC Nautic. This system had been installed originally on the former RV POSEIDON and was transferred to RV ALKOR just before this cruise. During AL575 it was mainly used it to acquire water column data for online gas seep detection. Water column and side scan data are stored in .wci & .raw format; bathymetry and backscatter data are stored as .xse. .xse data can either be read directly in MBSystem, Hypack or Qimera post-processing software or they can be converted to .hsx (Caris readable). The expedition took place during 2022-06-28 – 2022-07-13 from Kiel to Kiel (Germany) in the North Sea. The major aim of AL575 - GEOSTOR leak are to investigate and contribute to the assessment of the mechanisms and potential risks of CO2 leakage along boreholes drilled through the sedimentary overburden above subseafloor storage formations in the North Sea. Data were recorded in the EEZs of UK and Germany. Sound velocity profiles (SVP) were applied on the data for calibration. Please see the cruise report for details. The data are unprocessed and can therefore contain incorrect measurements (artifacts) if not further processed. Note that refraction errors may occur when no proper SVP is applied. Data acquisition and provision was done by GEOMAR and they are published according to the FAIR principles.

Multibeam bathymetry processed data (EM 1002 echosounder entire dataset) of RV MARIA S. MERIAN during cruise MSM51/1

Swath sonar bathymetry data used for that dataset was recorded during RV MARIA S. MERIAN cruise MSM51/1 using Kongsberg EM1002 multibeam echosounder. The cruise took place between 01.02.2016 and 27.02.2016 in the Baltic Sea. The cruise aimed to perform seismo- and hydroacoustic surveys, sampling of Holocene sediments and to investigate the water column wintertime mixing close to sea-ice limits. These surveys improved the understanding of variations in the ventilation of the deeper Baltic, considering not only external climate forcing but also the effects of postglacial sealevel rise and isostatic uplift [CSR]. CI Citation: Paul Wintersteller (seafloor-imaging@marum.de) as responsible party for bathymetry raw data ingest and approval. During the MSM51-1 cruise, the moonpooled KONGSBERG EM1002 multibeam echosounder (MBES) was utilized to perform bathymetric mapping in shallow depths. 111 beams are formed for each ping while the seafloor is detected using amplitude and phase information for each beam sounding. For further information on the system, consult https://www.km.kongsberg.com/. Postprocessing and products were conducted by the Seafloor-Imaging & Mapping group of MARUM/FB5, responsible person Paul Wintersteller (seafloor-imaging@marum.de). The open source software MB-System (Caress, D. W., and D. N. Chayes, MB-System: Mapping the Seafloor, https://www.mbari.org/products/research-software/mb-system, 2017) was utilized for this purpose. A sound velocity correction profile was applied to the MSM51-1 data; there were no further corrections for roll, pitch and heave applied during postprocessing. A tide correction was applied, based on the Oregon State University (OSU) tidal prediction software (OTPS) that is retrievable through MB-System. CTD measurements during the cruise were sufficient to represent the changes in the sound velocity throughout the study area. Using Mbeditviz, artefacts were cleaned manually. NetCDF (GMT) grids of the edited data as well as statistics were created with mbgrid. The published bathymetric EM1002 grid of the cruise MSM51-1 has a resolution of 15 m. No total propagated uncertainty (TPU) has been calculated to gather vertical or horizontal accuracy. A higher resolution is, at least partly, achievable. The grid extended with _num represents a raster dataset with the statistical number of beams/depths taken into account to create the depth of the cell. The extended _sd -grid contains the standard deviation for each cell. The DTMs projections are given in Geographic coordinate system Lat/Lon; Geodetic Datum: WGS84.

Multibeam bathymetry processed data (KONGSBERG EM712 working area dataset) of RV HEINCKE during cruise HE622, east Steingrund, North Sea

Multibeam bathymetry processed data (KONGSBERG EM712 multibeam echosounder) was collected onboard RV HEINCKE on two different days during cruise HE622 in the German North Sea (2023-06-06 - 2023-06-20). The raw data (.all format) were processed using QPS Qimera software (v 1.7), based on the following workflow: 0.Raw data > 1.Apply correct Sound Velocity Profiles -> 2.Create dynamic surface (shallow Mode) -> 3.Apply Spline Filter (Medium/Weak) > 4. Finalize with manual 2D and 3D editing, -> 5.Export in GeoTIFF format and projected in the UTM32N coordinate system (EPSG:32632). The bathymetry dataset here is gridded at 0.50 m resolution. The data products were created in the context of the DAM (German Marine Research Alliance), CONMAR research project.

Multibeam bathymetry processed data (KONGSBERG EM712 working area dataset) of RV HEINCKE during cruise HE622, 'Tiefe Rinne' at Heligoland, North Sea

Multibeam bathymetry processed data (KONGSBERG EM712 multibeam echosounder) was collected onboard RV HEINCKE during cruise HE622 in the German North Sea (2023-06-06 - 2023-06-20) at 'Tiefe Rinne' at Helgoland. The raw data (.all format) were processed using QPS Qimera software (v 1.7), based on the following workflow: 0.Raw data > 1.Apply correct Sound Velocity Profiles -> 2.Create dynamic surface (shallow Mode) -> 3.Apply Spline Filter (Medium/Weak) > 4. Finalize with manual 2D and 3D editing, -> 5.Export in GeoTIFF format and projected in the UTM32N coordinate system (EPSG:32632). The bathymetry dataset here is gridded at 2 m resolution. The data products were created in the context of the DAM (German Marine Research Alliance), CONMAR research project.

Multibeam bathymetry processed data (KONGSBERG EM712 working area dataset) of RV HEINCKE during cruise HE622, Sylt, North Sea

Multibeam bathymetry processed data (KONGSBERG EM712 multibeam echosounder) was collected onboard RV HEINCKE during cruise HE622 in the German North Sea (2023-06-06 - 2023-06-20). The raw data (.all format) were processed using QPS Qimera software (v 1.7), based on the following workflow: 0.Raw data > 1.Apply correct Sound Velocity Profiles -> 2.Create dynamic surface (shallow Mode) -> 3.Apply Spline Filter (Medium/Weak) > 4. Finalize with manual 2D and 3D editing, -> 5.Export in GeoTIFF format and projected in the UTM32N coordinate system (EPSG:32632). The bathymetry dataset here is gridded at 0.50 m resolution. The data products were created in the context of the DAM (German Marine Research Alliance), CONMAR research project.

Multibeam bathymetry raw data (Kongsberg EM712 entire dataset) of RV HEINCKE during cruise HE659

Raw multibeam bathymetry data from the Kongsberg EM712 was acquired during the RV Heincke cruise HE659 in the German Bight in April 2025. The data was generally acquired during calm seas in water depths between 20 and 50 m. Primarily three different regions were surveyed (Borkumer Reef Ground, Sylt Outer Reef, and Helgoland). Generally the data is comprehensive and overlapping swaths creating a continuous bathymetry were archived. In some areas the data was acquired complementary to sidescan sonar surveys and individual tracks do not overlap. Data are unprocessed and therefore may contain some incorrect depth measurements (artifacts) without further processing. No tide variations are applied. Sound velocity profiles were acquired regularly. Overall, it appears that the data quality is rather good. The gridded data showed relatively few obstacles.

Munition pile inventory in the German Baltic Sea, 2017 to 2024

The dataset is a spreadsheet of munition piles, their properties (e.g., number of objects, variability, burial state), and the parameters characterizing their environmental (e.g., munition compound concentrations and current velocity) and maritime (e.g., distance to various maritime uses and traffic density) surroundings in the German Baltic Sea. Data were collected over numerous cruises from 2017 to 2024. All munition piles in the dataset are located at Kolberger Heide (close to Kiel Fjord) or in the Lübeck Bay. The purpose of data acquisition was to understand the distribution and properties of dumped munitions in German waters as well as the hazards and risks they pose to maritime uses. Munition piles were annotated in multibeam echosounder data, assessed in detail in photomosaics, and analyzed using an array of geospatial analysis methods.

Multibeam bathymetry raw data (Kongsberg EM2040 entire dataset) of RV ALKOR during cruise AL644

Swath sonar bathymetry data recorded during AL644 on RV ALKOR using the hull-mounted Kongsberg EM2040 multibeam echosounder. The cruise took place between 17.11.2025 - 28.11.2025 in the German Baltic Sea. The approximate depth range of the mapped areas is between 10-30m. To improve MBES data quality, sound velocity profile (SVP) casts were conducted in the vicinity of the mapped area prior to and after each survey using a CTD. The data set includes data from the 'Adlergrund' (ADG), located within the Pommeranian Bay/Rønne Bank Nature Conservation Area (NCA), from the 'Kadet Trench ('KDR') NCA and the Fehmarn Belt ('FB') NCA. The mapping has been conducted for baseline habitat studies in the area.

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