Survey Identifier: FDL94-95


Format Acronym: MGD77
Data Center File Number: 05040004
Parameters Surveyed Code: 51111
File Creation Date (yyyymmdd): 19950607
Source Institution: ROYAL NEW ZEALAND NAVY
Country: NEW ZEALAND
Platform Name: HMNZS MONOWAI
Platform Type Code: 1
Platform Type: SHIP
Chief Scientist(s): COMMANDER L. ROBBINS FNI RNZN
Project: NORTH CAPE - FIORDLAND, FIORDLAND - NORTH CAPE
Funding: NZDEF
Survey Departure Date (yyyymmdd): 19940201
Port of Departure: AUCKLAND
Survey Arrival Date (yyyymmdd): 19950411
Port of Arrival: FIORDLAND SURVEY GROUND
Navigation Instrumentation: MX1107 RS GPS SATELLITE NAVIGATION
Geodetic Datum/Position: WGS84 DATUM
Bathymetry Instrumentation: RAYTHEON PDR & ATLAS DESO 20 DEEP ESNDR
Additional Forms of Bathymetric Data: NIL
Topmost Latitude of Survey: -34
Bottommost Latitude: -46
Leftmost Longitude: +166
Rightmost Longitude: +175
General Digitizing Rate of Bathymetry: 009
General Sampling Rate of Bathymetry: 5 SECONDS
Assumed Sound Velocity: 15000
Bathymetric Datum Code: 88
Additional Documentation: INCORPORATES ALL CRUISE DATA FROM FEB. 94 - FEB. 95, BATHYMETRIC DATUM CODE = 88, 2 METRE BLOCK CORRECTION APPLIED FOR TIDES. DEPTHS LESS THAN 200M CORRECTED FOR SOUND VELOCITY BY OBSERVED XBT. DEPTHS GREATER THAN 200M CORRECTED FOR NP139 3RD EDITION (CARTERS).
Number of Data Records: 10786

Min/Max Data Record:
Date: 1994 02 01
Latitude: -45.12027
Longitude: +166.50812
Bathymetry, Corrected Depth: 59.0

Min/Max Data Record:
Date: 1995 04 11
Latitude: -34.32906
Longitude: +174.28194
Bathymetry, Corrected Depth: 4215.0