Survey Identifier: RITS93C
Format Acronym: MGD77
Data Center File Number: 03020159
Parameters Surveyed Code: 50000
File Creation Date (yyyymmdd): 19
Source Institution: NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE
Country: USA
Platform Name: SURVEYOR
Platform Type Code: 1
Platform Type: SHIP
Chief Scientist(s): CAPT. F. J. JONES
Survey Departure Date (yyyymmdd): 19930422
Port of Departure: PAPEETE, TAHITI
Survey Arrival Date (yyyymmdd): 19930506
Port of Arrival: SEATTLE, WA
Navigation Instrumentation: GPS
Geodetic Datum/Position: NONE
Bathymetry Instrumentation: SEABEAM (VERTICAL BEAM EXTRACTION)
Topmost Latitude of Survey: +55
Bottommost Latitude: -10
Leftmost Longitude: -141
Rightmost Longitude: -127
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: PACIFIC OCEAN, SYSTEM SPECS: GENERAL INSTRUMENTS SEABEAM, 12 KHZ, 15 BEAMS, 5.1 METER DRAFT, ROLL_PITCH_SENSOR SINGER KEARFOTT C-704101026 S/N 285, HEADING_SENSOR SPERRY, MK 227 S/N 543, TIME_INSTRUMENTATION CAMAC CRATE INTERFACE CLOCK, NAVIGATION: HORIZONTAL_DATUM NAD83, VERTICAL_DATUM MLLW, DEPTHS CORRECTED USING SOUND VELOCITY PROFILE FROM CTD
Number of Data Records: 3841
Min/Max Data Record:
Date: 1993 04 22
Latitude: -9.91418
Longitude: -140.03799
Bathymetry, Corrected Depth: 244.0
Min/Max Data Record:
Date: 1993 05 06
Latitude: +54.53101
Longitude: -127.37702
Bathymetry, Corrected Depth: 4365.0