This screenshot of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy’s multibeam software shows the main challenge of mapping in the Arctic. While the ship is at a science station, the mapping is clear, but the map is broken up when the ship is breaking ice.
Multibeam Challenges
Screenshot courtesy of Croy Carlin, STARC, The Hidden Ocean 2016: Chukchi Borderlands.
This screenshot of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy's multibeam software shows the main challenge of mapping in the Arctic. While the ship is at a science station, the mapping is clear, but the map is broken up when the ship is breaking ice. Download larger version (jpg, 553 KB).
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