Survey Identifier: RP15SU82
Format Acronym: MGD77
Data Center File Number: 03020149
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
Project: RAIE1
Survey Departure Date (yyyymmdd): 19820926
Survey Arrival Date (yyyymmdd): 19821006
Navigation Instrumentation: Loran
Bathymetry Instrumentation: SeaBeam (Vertical Beam Extraction)
Topmost Latitude of Survey: +45
Bottommost Latitude: +41
Leftmost Longitude: -131
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: 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: 1642
Min/Max Data Record:
Date: 1982 09 26
Latitude: +41.79876
Longitude: -130.08299
Bathymetry, 2- Way Traveltime: 019187
Bathymetry, Corrected Depth: 1422.0
Min/Max Data Record:
Date: 1982 10 06
Latitude: +44.99637
Longitude: -127.05348
Bathymetry, 2- Way Traveltime: 048960
Bathymetry, Corrected Depth: 3654.0