Survey Identifier: CD8794
Format Acronym: MGD77
Data Center File Number: 19180043
Parameters Surveyed Code: 50000
File Creation Date (yyyymmdd): 19960219
Source Institution: NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL
Country: UNITED KINGDOM
Platform Name: RRS CHARLES DARWIN
Platform Type Code: 1
Platform Type: SHIP
Chief Scientist(s): PROF. R.C. SEARLE, DURHAM UNI.
Project: RRS CHARLES DARWIN CRUISE 87
Funding: NERC
Survey Departure Date (yyyymmdd): 19870616
Port of Departure: BARRY, UK
Survey Arrival Date (yyyymmdd): 19940720
Port of Arrival: REYKJAVIK, ICELAND
Navigation Instrumentation: GPS
Geodetic Datum/Position: SATELLITE
Bathymetry Instrumentation: CENTER BEAM OF SIMRAD MULTIBEAM SYSYEM
Topmost Latitude of Survey: +63
Bottommost Latitude: +52
Leftmost Longitude: -033
Rightmost Longitude: -014
Additional Documentation: DATA POINTS SUB-SAMPLED BY NGDC TO EXCLUDE POINTS CLOSER THAN APPROXIMATELY, 0.1 NAUTICAL MILES.
Number of Data Records: 68163
Min/Max Data Record:
Latitude: +52.92031
Longitude: -32.45950
Bathymetry, Corrected Depth: 390.3
Min/Max Data Record:
Latitude: +62.91577
Longitude: -14.67282
Bathymetry, Corrected Depth: 3292.2