This record describes multibeam echosounder data collected on RV Investigator voyage IN2016_V02, which departed Hobart on the 14 March 2016 and returned to Hobart on the 16 April 2016. The Kongsberg EM710 multibeam echosounder was used to acquire seafloor bathymetry and backscatter information around the shelf and slope south directly south of Tasmania. Ping rate varied according to depth. Data are stored in *.all raw format at CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere. There are 41 files totaling 5.4 GB of raw data in this dataset. Sound velocity profiles were applied to this data during data acquisition. Tide corrections were not applied to the processed data. Additional information regarding this dataset is contained in the GSM data acquisition and processing report. Additional data products may be available on request.

This record describes multibeam echosounder data collected on RV Investigator voyage IN2014_E03 which departed Hobart on the 11 Nov 2015, and returned to Hobart on 17 Nov 2015. The Kongsberg EM122 multibeam echosounder was used to acquire seafloor bathymetry and backscatter information from the East Coast of Tasmania. Ping rate varied according to depth. Data are stored in *.all raw format at CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere. There are 127 files totalling 5.37 GB of raw data in this dataset. A total of 34 sound velocity profiles were applied to this data during data acquisition. Tide corrections were not applied to the processed data. Processed data are available in XYZ and GSF format. Additional information regarding this dataset is contained in the GSM data acquisition and processing report. Additional data products available on request.

This record describes multibeam echosounder data collected on RV Investigator voyage IN2018_V06, which departed Hobart on the 22-Nov-2018 and returned to Hobart on the 19-Dec-2018. The Kongsberg EM122 multibeam echosounder was used to acquire seafloor bathymetry, backscatter information between/around Huon, Tasman Fracture Marine Parks and the St Helens seamount, Tasmania. The EM122 provides a 1 degree by 1 degree angular resolution. The echosounder's nominal frequency is 12 kHz. Data are stored in *.all raw format for bathymetry and backscatter at CSIRO. There are 421 files totaling 27.0 GB of raw data in this dataset. Sound velocity profiles were applied to this data during data acquisition. Bathymetry data contained in *.all format are corrected for motion and position. Tide corrections [were/were not] applied to the processed data. Processed data had outliers removed. Processed line data are available in *.gsf and ascii format, and processed bathymetry and backscatter grids in geotiff format. Additional information regarding this dataset, including information on processing streams, is contained in the GSM data acquisition and processing report. Additional data products may be available on request.

This record describes multibeam echosounder data collected on RV Investigator voyage IN2014_E03 which departed Hobart on the 11 Nov 2014 and returned to Hobart on 17 Nov 2014. The Kongsberg EM710 multibeam echosounder was used to acquire seafloor bathymetry and backscatter information from the East Coast of Tasmania. Ping rate varied according to depth. Data are stored in *.all raw format at CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere. There are 115 files totalling 9.47 GB of raw data in this dataset. There are 20 files of Water column data for parts of this survey (7.76 GB), 34 sound velocity profiles were applied to this data during data acquisition. Tide corrections were not applied to the processed data. Processed data are available in XYZ and GSF format. Additional information regarding this dataset is contained in the GSM data acquisition and processing report. Additional data products available on request.

This record describes multibeam echosounder data collected on RV Investigator voyage IN2015_T02, which departed Sydney 2015-06-22 and arrived Hobart on 2015-06-26. The Kongsberg EM122 multibeam echosounder was used to acquire seafloor bathymetry and backscatter information along the shelf and slope from Sydney to Hobart. Ping rate varied according to depth. Data are stored in *.all raw format at CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere. There are 72 files totalling 4.7 GB of raw data in this dataset. Sound velocity profiles using sea surface temperature were applied to this data during data acquisition. Tide corrections were not applied to the processed data. Processed data are available in XYZ and GSF format. Additional information regarding this dataset is contained in the GSM data acquisition and processing report. Additional data products available on request.

This record describes multibeam echosounder data collected on RV Investigator voyage IN2017_E02, Gear Trials which departed Hobart on the 31-March-2017 and returned to Hobart on the 2-April-2017. The Kongsberg EM122 multibeam echosounder was used to acquire seafloor bathymetry, backscatter information between/around the Huon marine reserve, south east Tasmania. The EM122 provides a 1 degree by 1 degree angular resolution. The echosounder's nominal frequency is 12 kHz. Data are stored in .all raw format for bathymetry and backscatter and .wcd format for watercolumn backscatter at CSIRO. There are 42 files totalling 2.24 GB of raw data in this dataset. Sound velocity profiles were applied to this data during data acquisition. Bathymetry data contained in *.all format are corrected for motion and position. Tide corrections [were/were not] applied to the processed data. Processed data had outliers removed. Processed line data are available in *.gsf and ascii format, and processed bathymetry and backscatter grids in geotiff format. Additional information regarding this dataset, including information on processing streams, is contained in the GSM data acquisition and processing report. Additional data products may be available on request.

This record describes multibeam echosounder data collected on RV Investigator voyage IN2015_T02, which departed Sydney 2015-06-22 and arrived Hobart on 2015-06-26. The Kongsberg EM710 multibeam echosounder was used to acquire seafloor bathymetry and backscatter information along the shelf and slope from Sydney to Hobart. Ping rate varied according to depth. Data are stored in *.all raw format at CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere. There are 62 files totaling 5.2 GB of raw data in this dataset. Sound velocity profiles using sea surface temperature were applied to this data during data acquisition. Tide corrections were not applied to the processed data. Processed data are available in XYZ and GSF format. Additional information regarding this dataset is contained in the GSM data acquisition and processing report. Additional data products available on request.

This record describes multibeam echosounder data collected on RV Investigator voyage IN2015_T01, which departed Hobart 2015-05-10 and arrived Sydney on 2015-05-13. The Kongsberg EM122 multibeam echosounder was used to acquire seafloor bathymetry and backscatter information along the east coast slope from Hobart to Sydney. Ping rate varied according to depth. Data are stored in *.all raw format at CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere. There are 65 files totaling 2.6 GB of raw data in this dataset. Sound velocity profiles using sea surface temperature were applied to this data during data acquisition. Tide corrections were not applied to the processed data. Processed data are available in XYZ and GSF format. Additional information regarding this dataset is contained in the GSM data acquisition and processing report. Additional data products available on request.

This record describes multibeam echosounder data collected on RV Investigator voyage IN2015_V02, which departed Sydney on 15 May 2015 and arrived in Brisbane on 26 May 2015. The Kongsberg EM122 multibeam echosounder was used to acquire seafloor bathymetry and backscatter information off Fraser Island out to the abyssal plain, surveying for suitable mooring locations. Ping rate varied according to depth. Data are stored in *.all raw format at CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere. There are 167 files totalling 4.66 GB of raw data in this dataset. Processed data are available in XYZ and GSF format. Additional information regarding this dataset is contained in the GSM data acquisition and processing report. Additional data products may be available on request.

This record describes multibeam echosounder data collected on RV Investigator voyage IN2018_V06, which departed Hobart on the 22-Nov-2018 and returned to Hobart on the 19-Dec-2018. The Kongsberg EM710 multibeam echosounder was used to acquire seafloor bathymetry and backscatter information between/around Huon, Tasman Fracture Marine Parks and the St Helens seamount, Tasmania. The EM710 provides a 0.5° by 1° transmit and receive angular resolution respectively. The echosounder's nominal frequency range is from 70 to 100 kHz. Data are stored in .all raw format for bathymetry and backscatter and .wcd format for watercolumn backscatter at CSIRO. There are 80 files totaling 9.7 GB of raw data in this dataset. Sound velocity profiles were applied to this data during data acquisition. Bathymetry data contained in *.all format is corrected for motion and position. Tide corrections [were/were not] applied to the processed data. Processed data had outliers removed. Processed line data are available in *.gsf and ascii format, and processed bathymetry and backscatter grids in geotiff format. Additional information regarding this dataset, including further information on processing streams, is contained in the GSM data acquisition and processing report. Additional data products may be available on request.