Bathymetry
Below are examples of bathymetry from MBARI's seafloor mapping program, which show multiple views of Smooth Ridge and the surrounding area. The MARS region is defined as -122.37 to -121.78˚ W 36.5 to 36.9˚N. The MARS node will be located on Smooth Ridge. Click on images for larger views.
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The entire region is gridded in UTM with 25 m cells using all relevant multibeam bathymetry. |
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The same as above except that conventional sounding from NOS have been incorporated, following the use of smooth 2D spline interpolation to fill in data gaps less than 1 km wide. |
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The region has been divided into the following four slightly overlapping regions and gridded to 5 m cells using multibeam bathymetry. |
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See above. |
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See above. |
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See above. |
Additional data detailing this area has been published by the U.S. Geological Survey using acoustic swath mapping. Please see http://geopubs.wr.usgs.gov/map-mf/mf2345/ for results from an unrelated field study.