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MATERIALS AND METHODS

The research cruise was carried out with the 42 m R/V Maria Grazia owned by GALLO PESCA of Salerno, operated by SO.PRO.MAR. and on lease to CNR. Ship is used for geological, geophysical and oceanographical work in the Mediterranean Sea.

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**Figure 7:** R/V *Maria Grazia* port and starboard.
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R/V Maria Grazia is equipped with DGPS positioning system (satellite link by FUGRO), single-beam and multibeam bathymetry and integrated geophysical and oceanographical data acquisition systems, including Kongsberg SEAPATH and Communication Technology NAVPRO Navigation Systems, ADCP, CHIRP SBP and other Sonar Equipment, other than water and sediment sampling. Additional equipment can be pole-mounted or towed, e.g. Side Scan Sonars.

Subsections

NAVIGATION, SWATH BATHYMETRY, CHIRP SBP DATA ACQUISITION
MULTIBEAM BATHYMETRY
CHIRP SBP
BOTTOM SAMPLING
CTD CASTS
Gravimetry and Magnetometry
DATA PROCESSING
- Multibeam and CHIRP data
Sediment analysis
MAPPING AND MISCELLANEOUS

2009-09-02