Survey Identifier: MO9306
Format Acronym: MGD77
Data Center File Number: 05040008
Parameters Surveyed Code: 51111
File Creation Date (yyyymmdd): 19950921
Source Institution: ROYAL NEW ZEALAND NAVY
Country: NEW ZEALAND
Platform Name: HMNZS MONOWAI
Platform Type Code: 1
Platform Type: SHIP
Chief Scientist(s): COMMANDER P.F. USHER RNZN
Project: PASSAGE SOUNDING
Funding: DEFENCE
Survey Departure Date (yyyymmdd): 19930617
Port of Departure: AUCKLAND NZ
Survey Arrival Date (yyyymmdd): 19930823
Navigation Instrumentation: MX1107 RS GPS SATELLITE NAVIGATION
Geodetic Datum/Position: WGS84 DATUM
Bathymetry Instrumentation: ATLAS DESO 20 OR RAYTHEON PDS
Additional Forms of Bathymetric Data: NIL
Topmost Latitude of Survey: +00
Bottommost Latitude: -29
Leftmost Longitude: +166
Rightmost Longitude: -163
General Digitizing Rate of Bathymetry: 012
Assumed Sound Velocity: 1500
Additional Documentation: ALL DEPTHS HAVE A 2M BLOCK CORRECTION APPLIED FOR TIDES. DEPTHS LESS THAN 200M HAVE BEEN CORRECTED FOR SOUND VELOCITY BY OBSERVED XBT. DEPTHS GREATER THAN 200M HAVE BEEN CORRECTED FOR NP139 3RD EDITION. SOUTH PACIFIC DEPLOYMENT INCLUDING AUCKLAND (NZ) TO KERMADEC, TONGA, TOKELAU, FIJI, WESTERN SAMOA, PENHRYN AND NAURU ISLANDS
Number of Data Records: 16902
Min/Max Data Record:
Date: 1993 06 17
Latitude: -28.58833
Longitude: -179.99946
Bathymetry, Corrected Depth: 45.2
Min/Max Data Record:
Date: 1993 08 23
Latitude: -0.00167
Longitude: +179.99921
Bathymetry, Corrected Depth: 6559.0