Survey Identifier: B00306


Format Acronym: MGD77
Data Center File Number: 03080040
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): A.A.ARMSTRONG III
Survey Departure Date (yyyymmdd): 19920529
Port of Departure: NORFOLK, VA
Survey Arrival Date (yyyymmdd): 19920716
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: -094
Rightmost Longitude: -092
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: 120 NM SSW 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: 8099

Min/Max Data Record:
Date: 1992 05 29
Latitude: +27.48742
Longitude: -93.00656
Bathymetry, Corrected Depth: 67.0

Min/Max Data Record:
Date: 1992 07 16
Latitude: +27.95728
Longitude: -92.66036
Bathymetry, Corrected Depth: 989.0