Survey Identifier: B00195
Format Acronym: MGD77
Data Center File Number: 03080017
Parameters Surveyed Code: 50000
File Creation Date (yyyymmdd): 19
Source Institution: NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE
Country: USA
Platform Name: WHITING
Platform Type Code: 1
Platform Type: SHIP
Chief Scientist(s): COMMANDER DEAN R. SEIDEL
Survey Departure Date (yyyymmdd): 19890820
Port of Departure: NORFOLK, VA
Survey Arrival Date (yyyymmdd): 19890901
Port of Arrival: NORFOLK, VA
Navigation Instrumentation: ARGO
Geodetic Datum/Position: NONE
Bathymetry Instrumentation: HYDROCHART II (VERTICAL BEAM EXTRACTION)
Topmost Latitude of Survey: +29
Bottommost Latitude: +27
Leftmost Longitude: -091
Rightmost Longitude: -089
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: GULF OF MEXICO, SYSTEM SPECS: GENERAL INSTRUMENTS HYDROCHART II, 36 KHZ, 17 BEAMS, 3.3 METER, DRAFT, ROLL_PITCH_SENSOR DATAWELL HIPPY 120 S/N 19109-C, VELOCITY_SENSOR, SEACAT CTD S/N 219, HEADING_SENSOR SPERRY MK 227 S/N 219, NAVIGATION: HORIZONTAL_DATUM NAD83, VERTICAL_DATUM MLLW, DEPTHS CORRECTED USING SOUND VELOCITY PROFILE FROM CTD
Number of Data Records: 2687
Min/Max Data Record:
Date: 1989 08 20
Latitude: +27.65125
Longitude: -90.00970
Bathymetry, Corrected Depth: 501.0
Min/Max Data Record:
Date: 1989 09 01
Latitude: +28.00953
Longitude: -89.45123
Bathymetry, Corrected Depth: 1176.0