Survey Identifier: RITS94A


Format Acronym: MGD77
Data Center File Number: 03020161
Parameters Surveyed Code: 50000
File Creation Date (yyyymmdd): 19970902
Source Institution: National Ocean Service
Country: US
Platform Name: R/V Surveyor
Platform Type Code: 1
Platform Type: SHIP
Chief Scientist(s): Captain Thomas Ruszala
Project: SU-94-01
Survey Departure Date (yyyymmdd): 19931123
Port of Departure: Seattle, Washington
Survey Arrival Date (yyyymmdd): 19931222
Port of Arrival: Papeete, Tahiti
Navigation Instrumentation: GPS
Bathymetry Instrumentation: SeaBeam (Vertical Beam Extraction)
Topmost Latitude of Survey: +55
Bottommost Latitude: -39
Leftmost Longitude: -150
Rightmost Longitude: -139
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: 25655

Min/Max Data Record:
Date: 1993 11 23
Latitude: -38.65984
Longitude: -149.66309
Bathymetry, Corrected Depth: 48.0

Min/Max Data Record:
Date: 1993 12 22
Latitude: +54.65358
Longitude: -139.95000
Bathymetry, Corrected Depth: 6278.0