Survey Identifier: SOPAC94
Format Acronym: MGD77
Data Center File Number: 05040003
Parameters Surveyed Code: 51111
File Creation Date (yyyymmdd): 19941109
Source Institution: ROYAL NEW ZEALAND NAVY
Country: NEW ZEALAND
Platform Name: HMNZS MONOWAI
Platform Type Code: 1
Platform Type: SHIP
Chief Scientist(s): COMMANDER L. ROBBINS FNI RNZN
Project: STH PACIFIC DEPLOYMENT 94 TONGA,TOKEALAU,FIJI,NIUE,COOK IS
Funding: NZ DEFENCE
Survey Departure Date (yyyymmdd): 19940531
Port of Departure: AUCKLAND NZ
Survey Arrival Date (yyyymmdd): 19940905
Port of Arrival: AUCKLAND NZ
Navigation Instrumentation: MX1107 RS GPS SATELLITE NAVIGATION.
Geodetic Datum/Position: WGS84 DATUM
Bathymetry Instrumentation: ATLAS DESO 20 OR RAYTHEON PDS
Additional Forms of Bathymetric Data: NIL
Topmost Latitude of Survey: -08
Bottommost Latitude: -30
Leftmost Longitude: +176
Rightmost Longitude: -157
General Digitizing Rate of Bathymetry: 002
General Sampling Rate of Bathymetry: 005
Assumed Sound Velocity: 15000
Bathymetric Datum Code: 88
Additional Documentation: DEPARTED AUCKLAND 31 MAY 1994 PASSAGE SOUNDING FROM RAOUL IS VIA SAR TO NE AND, THEN TO TONGA. VIGIA INVESTIGATIONS TONGA THEN TO TOKELAU AND THENCE FIJI. RETURN TONGA THENCE NIUE, WESTERN SAMOA AND TOKELAU. FROM TOKELAU TO PENRHYN, THENCE VIA SUWARROW AND PALMERSTON TO RAROTONGA, VIGIA INVESTIGATION 35 MILES, SOUTH OF RAROTONGA THENCE TO RAOUL IS. ARRIVED AUCKLAND 24 AUGUST 1994, ALL DEPTHS: 2M CORRECTION FOR TIDE. DEPTHS LESS THAN 200M CORRECTED FOR SOUND, VELOCITY BY OBSERVED XBT. DEPTHS GREATER THAN 200M CORRECTED FOR NP139 3RD ED.
Number of Data Records: 139016
Min/Max Data Record:
Date: 1994 06 01
Latitude: -29.58148
Longitude: -179.99993
Bathymetry, Corrected Depth: 26.4
Min/Max Data Record:
Date: 1994 09 05
Latitude: -8.40237
Longitude: +179.99961
Bathymetry, Corrected Depth: 9609.0