Survey Identifier: B00301
Format Acronym: MGD77
Data Center File Number: 03080035
Parameters Surveyed Code: 50000
File Creation Date (yyyymmdd): 19941207
Source Institution: NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE
Country: USA
Platform Name: WHITING
Platform Type Code: 1
Platform Type: SHIP
Chief Scientist(s): A.A.ARMSTRONG III
Survey Departure Date (yyyymmdd): 19920402
Port of Departure: NORFOLK, VA
Survey Arrival Date (yyyymmdd): 19920517
Port of Arrival: NORFOLK, VA
Navigation Instrumentation: GPS
Geodetic Datum/Position: NONE
Bathymetry Instrumentation: HYDROCHART II (VERTICAL BEAM EXTRACTION)
Topmost Latitude of Survey: +28
Bottommost Latitude: +27
Leftmost Longitude: -093
Rightmost Longitude: -091
General Digitizing Rate of Bathymetry: 013
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: 125 NM SOUTH OF VERMILION BAY, LA, SYSTEM SPECS: GENERAL INSTRUMENTS HYDROCHART II, 36 KHZ, 17 BEAMS, 3.3 METER, DRAFT, ROLL_PITCH_SENSOR DATAWELL HIPPY 120, HEADING_SENSOR SPERRY MK 227, TIME_INSTRUMENTATION SYSTEM CLOCK, NAVIGATION: HORIZONTAL_DATUM NAD83, VERTICAL DATUM MLLW, DEPTHS CORRECTED USING SOUND VELOCITY PROFILE FROM CTD
Number of Data Records: 6090
Min/Max Data Record:
Date: 1992 04 02
Latitude: +27.49430
Longitude: -92.66751
Bathymetry, Corrected Depth: 334.0
Min/Max Data Record:
Date: 1992 05 17
Latitude: +27.76268
Longitude: -91.99301
Bathymetry, Corrected Depth: 1045.0