Computing Resources in ESCI
Unix Software: Scientific: MB-System
Description
MB-System is a freeware software package for the processing and
display of bathymetry and backscatter imagery data derived from
multibeam, interferometry, and sidescan sonars.
Location
/usr/site/MB-System
Commands
hsdump: Lists
contents of the various sorts of data records in Hydrosweep DS
data.
mbanglecorrect: Apply a grazing angle correction to beam amplitude or sidescan data.
mbbackangle:
Generates a table of the average amplitude or sidescan values as a
function of the grazing angle with the seafloor.
mbbath: Generates
bathymetry from travel times in swath sonar data.
mbclean:
Identifies and flags bad beams in swath sonar bathymetry data.
mbcontour:
Generate GMT compatible Postscript color swath contour plots.
mbcopy: Copy
swath sonar data files.
mbcut:
Removes data from portions of swath as specified by the user.
mbdefaults:
Set or list default mbio parameters for reading and writing swath
sonar data.
mbedit:
Interactive editor used to flag bad beams in swath sonar
bathymetry data.
mbfilter:
Apply some simple filter functions to sidescan, beam amplitude, or
bathymetry data.
mbformat:
List information about swath sonar data formats supported by the
MBIO library.
mbgetmask:
Extract list of flagged or edited beams from a swath sonar data
file.
mbgrid: Grid
bathymetry, amplitude, and sidescan data from swath sonar data
files.
mbhistogram:
Obtain histogram of bathymetry, amplitude, or sidescan data from
swath sonar data files.
mbinfo:
Output some basic statistics of swath sonar data files.
mblevitus:
Create a water velocity profile which is representative of the
mean annual water column for a specified 1 degree by 1 degree
region.
mblist: List
data in swath sonar data files.
mbmask:
Apply editing information obtained from one file with mbgetmask to
another file.
mbmerge:
Merge swath sonar data with new navigation.
mbnavedit:
Interactive editor used to fix problems with navigation in swath
sonar data files.
mbps: Simple
perspective views of swath bathymetry in Postscript.
mbrollbias:
Evaluate the roll bias of a swath sonar system using two pieces of
coincident bathymetry data collected with opposing ship
headings.
mbswath:
Generate GMT compatible Postscript color and color shaded relief
swath plots.
mbtide:
Corrects swath sonar bathymetry for tide data.
mbunclean:
Unflags edited beams in swath sonar bathymetry data.
mbvelocitytool
: Interactive program for modeling the affect of the
water velocity profile on swath sonar bathymetry calculations.
Documentation
Introduction to MB-System
See Also
Questions? Comments? Please contact Mary Cochran.