Survey Identifier: AMLR92


Format Acronym: MGD77
Data Center File Number: 03020041
Parameters Surveyed Code: 50000
File Creation Date (yyyymmdd): 19920624
Source Institution: NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE
Country: USA
Platform Name: Surveyor
Platform Type Code: 1
Platform Type: SHIP
Chief Scientist(s): CAPT. F. J. JONES
Survey Departure Date (yyyymmdd): 19920116
Port of Departure: PUNTA ARENAS, CHILE
Survey Arrival Date (yyyymmdd): 19920315
Port of Arrival: PUNTA ARENAS, CHILE
Navigation Instrumentation: GPS
Bathymetry Instrumentation: SEABEAM (VERTICAL BEAM EXTRACTION)
Topmost Latitude of Survey: -54
Bottommost Latitude: -63
Leftmost Longitude: -063
Rightmost Longitude: -053
General Digitizing Rate of Bathymetry: 010
General Sampling Rate of Bathymetry: VAR W/ DEPTH
Interpolation Scheme: 1 MINUTE EXTRACTIONS CLOSEST TO THE MINUTE (VERTICAL BM)
Additional Documentation: COMPLETE META DATA FOUND IN HEADER FILES ACCOMPANYING FULL RESOLUTION DATA, LOCATION: DRAKE PASSAGE AND VICINITY OF ELEPHANT ISLAND, ANTARCTICA (THIS, CRUISE 03020041 AND 03020150 ARE BOTH PART OF THE AMLR92 PROJECT), SYSTEM SPECS: SEABEAM, 12.158 KHZ, 15 BEAMS, 5.1 METER DRAFT, ROLL_PITCH_SENSOR SINGER KEARFOTT, TIME_INSTRUMENTATION CAMAC CRATE INTERFACE, NAVIGATION: HORIZONTAL_DATUM NAD83, VERTICAL_DATUM MLLW, DEPTHS CORRECTED USING SOUND VELOCITY PROFILE FROM CTD
Number of Data Records: 16603

Min/Max Data Record:
Date: 1992 01 16
Latitude: -62.31131
Longitude: -62.89477
Bathymetry, Corrected Depth: 50.0

Min/Max Data Record:
Date: 1992 03 15
Latitude: -54.87719
Longitude: -53.45086
Bathymetry, Corrected Depth: 5143.0