Report for H13573

Locality:	Western Pacific Ocean
Sublocality:	Tinian and Aguijan Islands
State(s) or Region(s):	Northern Mariana Islands

Start Date:	2022-04-17
End Date:	2022-08-23

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Survey Products

Descriptive Report and Metadata Documents

NOAA/NOS Descriptive Report
Products listed in the project descriptive report (DR) may not reflect final products available through NCEI.
H13573_DR.pdf	6.26MB	The document may be read using a free Adobe Reader.
H13573_DR.xml	48.5KB	Descriptive Report in XML format. May be opened using a web browser or text viewer.
NOAA/NOS ISO metadata record
H13573 View / Download H13573.xml		Usually presented as an XML document, which captures the basic characteristics of HSMDB metadata verified from H10000 (1982) to the present as well as F00200 (1965) to the present.

Bathymetry

Variable Resolution Bathymetric Attributed Grid
Survey products may use different units, datums or projections than the associated survey. Please consult product-specific metadata for additional details.
H13573_MB_VR_MLLW_1of1.bag	60.70MB	The Variable Resolution BAG format is a gridded, multi-dimensional, multi-resolution bathymetric data file (see Open Navigation Surface). Currently supported with open source GDAL. The BAGXYZ files are ascii representations of the BAG data in XYZ format, but do not include uncertainty.
H13573_MB_VR_Ellipsoid_1of1.bag	60.71MB	The Variable Resolution BAG format is a gridded, multi-dimensional, multi-resolution bathymetric data file (see Open Navigation Surface). Currently supported with open source GDAL. The BAGXYZ files are ascii representations of the BAG data in XYZ format, but do not include uncertainty.

Images

GeoImagePDF
H13573_GeoImage.pdf	39.00MB	NOAA/NOS Layered GeoSpatial Image PDF File. Created by NOS to include chart and survey layers in a georeferenced pdf format.
NOAA/NOS multibeam acoustic backscatter mosaic in TIFF format
The multibeam acoustic backscatter mosaic is readable with various applications such as the free CARIS Easy View, or ESRI ArcGIS geospatial visualization software.
H13573_MBAB_2m_2803_300kHz_2of5.tif	16.25MB	NOAA/NOS TIFF multibeam acoustic backscatter mosaic survey image.
H13573_MBAB_3m_2804_200kHz_3of5.tif	1.41MB	NOAA/NOS TIFF multibeam acoustic backscatter mosaic survey image.
H13573_MBAB_10m_S221_100kHz_5of5.tif	50.96MB	NOAA/NOS TIFF multibeam acoustic backscatter mosaic survey image.
H13573_MBAB_3m_2803_200kHz_1of5.tif	5.14MB	NOAA/NOS TIFF multibeam acoustic backscatter mosaic survey image.
H13573_MBAB_2m_2804_300kHz_4of5.tif	4.97MB	NOAA/NOS TIFF multibeam acoustic backscatter mosaic survey image.

Bottom Samples and Tide Documents

NOAA/NOS Tide Note in PDF Format
H13573_tn.pdf	6.06MB	This document may be read using a free Adobe Reader.

Project Documents

Project Sketch in JPEG format
H13573_ProjectSketch.jpg	87.3KB	Project sketch image with highlighted survey area.
Data Acquisition and Processing Report in PDF format
OPR-T381-RA-22_DAPR.pdf	10.49MB	This document may be read using a free Adobe Reader.

Survey Metadata

Survey Summary

Locality

Sublocality

State or Region

Western Pacific Ocean

Tinian and Aguijan Islands

Northern Mariana Islands

Start Date	End Date	Approval Date
2022-04-17	2022-08-23	2022-09-16

Project Number	Project Name	Purpose
OPR-T381-RA-22

Source of Original Data and License Information

License Information
These data were produced by NOAA and are in the public domain within the United States. NOAA waives any potential copyright and related rights in these data worldwide through the Creative Commons Zero 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication (CC0-1.0). View the license deed. View the legal code.

Reference System Information

Vertical Datum	Horizontal Datum	Projection	Scale
Mean Lower Low Water	North American Datum 1983 (MA11)	Projected UTM 55	10000

Affected Products

ENCs

RNCs

US2SP01M

Junction Surveys

H13576 H13572

Survey Equipment

Vessel(s)

Chief(s) of Party

RA-6

RA-3

NOAA Ship RAINIER

Héctor L. Casanova CAPT/NOAA

Manufacturer	Model	Instrument Type
Lockheed Martin Sippican	Deep Blue XBT	Sound Speed System
Teledyne RESON	SVP 70	Sound Speed System
Sea-Bird Scientific	SBE 19plus	Conductivity, Temperature, and Depth Sensor
ODIM Brooke Ocean	MVP200	Conductivity Temperature and Depth Sensor
Kongsberg Maritime	EM 2040	MBES
Kongsberg Maritime	EM 710	MBES
Applanix	POS MV 320 v5	Positioning and Attitude System

Source Data at NCEI

Data in Archive

Size (in GB)

Date Archived

Data Types Surveyed

Raw and Processed

152.377

2023-05-18 05:59:10.0

WATER COLUMN,

BACKSCATTER,

BATHYMETRY

Water Column Sonar Data collected during this survey is available on the NCEI Water Column Sonar Viewer.