This dataset provides the interpolated bathymetry of Lake Lucerne used for the numerical wave propagation simulation performed in the study “Shallow-Water Tsunami Deposits: Evidence from Sediment Cores and Numerical Wave Propagation of the 1601 CE Lake Lucerne” by Nigg et al. (in review). The multibeam echo-sounder bathymetry dataset of Lake Lucerne acquired by Hibe et al. (2011) was resampled from a grid size of 1x1 m to 5x5 m to reduce computational time using ArcMap (version 10.8.1). In addition, large artificial shoreline modifications were cropped and interpolated based on historical maps. Shallow-water areas (water depth 0-4m), which are not entirely covered by the bathymetrical data were linearly interpolated to the shoreline.
The original bathymetry was acquired using a Geo-Acoustics GeoSwath Plus 125 kHz interferometer by Hilbe et al. (2011). Positioning was acquired with a Leica SR 530 GPS receiver with real time kinematic positioning (RTK; swipos GIS/GEO from swisstopo). Acquisition control and data processing were conducted using the GeoAcoustics GS+ software package. Swiss basic hydrological monitoring network (BAFU, 2008) were used to normalize water depths to the mean lake level (433.6 m a.s.l.). See Hilbe et al. (2011) for further information. The original bathymetry dataset is available from swisstopo and should be referenced as Hilbe, M., Anselmetti, F. S., Eilertsen, R. S., Hansen, L., & Wildi, W. (2011). Subaqueous morphology of Lake Lucerne (Central Switzerland): implications for mass movements and glacial history. Swiss Journal of Geosciences, 104(3), 425-443.
