Survey Identifier: RP13SU82
Format Acronym: MGD77
Data Center File Number: 03020148
Parameters Surveyed Code: 50000
File Creation Date (yyyymmdd): 19960712
Source Institution: Oceanic and Atmospheric Research
Country: US
Platform Name: R/V Surveyor
Platform Type Code: 1
Platform Type: SHIP
Chief Scientist(s): Malahoff and Embley
Project: RAFTE
Survey Departure Date (yyyymmdd): 19820319
Survey Arrival Date (yyyymmdd): 19820410
Navigation Instrumentation: Loran
Bathymetry Instrumentation: SeaBeam (Vertical Beam Extraction)
Topmost Latitude of Survey: +48
Bottommost Latitude: +44
Leftmost Longitude: -131
Rightmost Longitude: -128
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: Loran data was shifted to correlate with transit satellite fixes, collected during the cruise to force the positions to near-geodetic. More shifts followed.
Number of Data Records: 14840
Min/Max Data Record:
Date: 1982 03 19
Latitude: +44.06936
Longitude: -130.89722
Bathymetry, 2- Way Traveltime: 019453
Bathymetry, Corrected Depth: 1437.0
Min/Max Data Record:
Date: 1982 04 10
Latitude: +47.53099
Longitude: -128.87747
Bathymetry, 2- Way Traveltime: 064347
Bathymetry, Corrected Depth: 4830.0