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https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-18-6345-2026
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© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
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the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Data description article
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03 Sep 2026
Data description article |
| 03 Sep 2026
| 03 Sep 2026
A new regional-scale multibeam echosounder bathymetric dataset of the Saudi Arabian Red Sea
Fabio Marchese
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Division of Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering (BESE), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, 23955, Saudi Arabia
Marta Andrea Ezeta Watts
Division of Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering (BESE), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, 23955, Saudi Arabia
Marine Science Program, Division of Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering (BESE), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, 23955, Saudi Arabia
Megan Klein Breteler Nolan
Division of Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering (BESE), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, 23955, Saudi Arabia
Marine Science Program, Division of Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering (BESE), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, 23955, Saudi Arabia
Natalie Dunn
Division of Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering (BESE), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, 23955, Saudi Arabia
Marine Science Program, Division of Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering (BESE), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, 23955, Saudi Arabia
Katherine von Krusenstiern
OceanX, New York, NY, 10018, United States
Craig Foy
OceanX, New York, NY, 10018, United States
Mattie Rodrigue
OceanX, New York, NY, 10018, United States
Mohammed Qurban
National Center for Wildlife Development, Riyadh, 12411, Saudi Arabia
Carlos Manuel Duarte
Division of Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering (BESE), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, 23955, Saudi Arabia
Marine Science Program, Division of Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering (BESE), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, 23955, Saudi Arabia
Vincent Pieribone
OceanX, New York, NY, 10018, United States
Francesca Benzoni
Division of Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering (BESE), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, 23955, Saudi Arabia
Marine Science Program, Division of Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering (BESE), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, 23955, Saudi Arabia
Data sets
The high‑resolution bathymetric dataset of the Saudi Arabian Red Sea margin from the 2022 Red Sea Decade Expedition Fabio Marchese et al. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19065211
Short summary
The Saudi Arabian Red Sea has historically lacked detailed seafloor mapping, with existing data either limited to the central axial rift or too coarse for ecological and oceanographic research. In 2022, a five-month expedition surveyed over 49 000 km2 of seabed using multibeam echosounder systems at 5 and 40 m resolution. This dataset will support habitat mapping, deep-sea research, and future scientific investigations in the Red Sea.
The Saudi Arabian Red Sea has historically lacked detailed seafloor mapping, with existing data...
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