Survey Identifier: RITS94B
Format Acronym: MGD77
Data Center File Number: 03020163
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): 19931222
Port of Departure: Papeete, Tahiti
Survey Arrival Date (yyyymmdd): 19940106
Port of Arrival: Punta Arenas, Chile
Navigation Instrumentation: GPS
Bathymetry Instrumentation: SeaBeam (Vertical Beam Extraction)
Topmost Latitude of Survey: -38
Bottommost Latitude: -71
Leftmost Longitude: -145
Rightmost Longitude: -061
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: 18615
Min/Max Data Record:
Date: 1993 12 22
Latitude: -70.37807
Longitude: -144.86436
Bathymetry, Corrected Depth: 118.0
Min/Max Data Record:
Date: 1994 01 06
Latitude: -38.67857
Longitude: -61.48645
Bathymetry, Corrected Depth: 5705.0