Survey Identifier: B00170
Format Acronym: MGD77
Data Center File Number: 03090020
Parameters Surveyed Code: 50000
File Creation Date (yyyymmdd): 19
Source Institution: NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE
Country: USA
Platform Name: MT. MITCHELL
Platform Type Code: 1
Platform Type: SHIP
Chief Scientist(s): R.K. MATSUSHIGE
Survey Departure Date (yyyymmdd): 19890801
Port of Departure: NORFOLK, VA
Survey Arrival Date (yyyymmdd): 19890928
Port of Arrival: NORFOLK, VA
Navigation Instrumentation: STARFIX
Geodetic Datum/Position: NONE
Bathymetry Instrumentation: SEABEAM (VERTICAL BEAM EXTRACTION)
Topmost Latitude of Survey: +29
Bottommost Latitude: +27
Leftmost Longitude: -089
Rightmost Longitude: -087
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: 145 NM SOUTH OF MOBILE BAY, AL, SYSTEM SPECS: GENERAL INSTRUMENTS SEABEAM, 12 KHZ, 16 BEAMS, 4.4 METER DRAFT, ROLL_PITCH_SENSOR DATAWELL HIPPY 120, HEADING_SENSOR SPERRY MK 227, TIME_INSTRUMENTATION SYSTEM CLOCK, NAVIGATION: HORIZONTAL_DATUM NAD83, VERTICAL_DATUM MLLW (NOT TIDE CORRECTED), DEPTHS CORRECTED USING SOUND VELOCITY PROFILE FROM CTD
Number of Data Records: 5661
Min/Max Data Record:
Date: 1989 08 01
Latitude: +27.49292
Longitude: -88.33245
Bathymetry, Corrected Depth: 2140.0
Min/Max Data Record:
Date: 1989 09 28
Latitude: +28.00473
Longitude: -87.99822
Bathymetry, Corrected Depth: 2669.0