Acoustic survey

Fiscal Year

2013

Title

Acoustic survey

Project and Theme

Project 3. Research on factors controlling open ocean benthopelagic ecosystem dynamics
Representative Organization: Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
Theme1. Research on mapping and decomposition of debris in fisheries grounds
Representative personYoshihiro Fujiwara
OrganizationJapan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
DepartmentEastern Japan Marine Ecosystems Dynamics Project team

Research Information

Period and Interval
2014/01/15 - 2014/03/31, 2013/11/18 - 2014/01/31
Research Area
Off Hirota bay, Onagawa bay
Research Point Table
Polygon
Coordinates38.5,141.583333/38.5,141.85
Coordinates38.475,141.533333/38.475,141.666667
Coordinates38.897222,141.708333/38.847222,141.825
Polygon
Coordinates38.5,141.583333/38.5,141.666667/38.433333,141.666667/38.433333,141.583333
Coordinates38.930556,141.780556/38.944444,141.741667/38.847222,141.677778/38.830556,141.713889
Category
Field survey
Overview
To obtain the basic data for the seafloor variation, we plan the acoustic survey to obtain the high quality bathymetric data and sub-bottom profile.

Investigation Item and Data Acquisition

Investigation ItemData Acquisition
MBES surveyBathymetric data
Sub-bottom profilingSub-bottom profile

Person in charge of Investigation

Representative personTakafumi Kasaya
OrganizationJapan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
DepartmentEastern Japan Marine Ecosystems Dynamics Project Team

Keywords

Fiscal Year2013
OrganizationJapan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
CategoryField survey
Research AreaSouth Sanriku
DisciplineTopography / Geology / Geophysics -> Topography
Topography / Geology / Geophysics -> Seabed morphology
Topography / Geology / Geophysics -> Stratigraphy
Topography / Geology / Geophysics -> Geological structure