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Multibeam Report for MGLN03MV


Ship Name: Melville
Chief Scientist: Watts, D. Randolph
University of Rhode Island
Source Organization: UNOLS R2R
Start Date: 2006-05-18
End Date: 2006-05-29

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Multibeam Bathymetry

Cruise Details

Project: Kuroshio Extension System Study (KESS)
Instrument: SeaBeam 2000

Data Quality

Number of Files: 14
Number of Records: 31056
BATHYMETRY DATA Quantity Percentage
Number of Beams 3757776 100%
Number of Good Beams 2822996 75.12%
Number of Zero Beams 426503 11.35%
Number of Flagged Beams 508277 13.53%

Navigation Totals

Total Time: 124.5698 hours
Total Track Length: 1824.5494 km
Average Speed: 14.647 km/hr (7.9088 knots)

Cruise Bounds

Northern Extent: 37.0704
Southern Extent: 32.256207
Western Extent: 139.72028
Eastern Extent: 147.3789

Limits

Minimum Sonar Depth 0 Maximum Sonar Depth 0
Minimum Altitude 0 Maximum Altitude 8966
Minimum Depth 19 Maximum Depth 9854

File Information

Full Resolution Bathymetry as collected (raw): 10

Files File Size Description
SBmrg.2006may19p.mb32 1.31MB SIO Swath-bathy SeaBeam 2000 format
SBmrg.2006may20p.mb32 1.07MB SIO Swath-bathy SeaBeam 2000 format
SBmrg.2006may21p.mb32 364.3KB SIO Swath-bathy SeaBeam 2000 format
SBmrg.2006may22p.mb32 1.3KB SIO Swath-bathy SeaBeam 2000 format
SBmrg.2006may23p.mb32 1.25MB SIO Swath-bathy SeaBeam 2000 format
SBmrg.2006may24p.mb32 1.13MB SIO Swath-bathy SeaBeam 2000 format
SBmrg.2006may25p.mb32 1.0KB SIO Swath-bathy SeaBeam 2000 format
SBmrg.2006may26p.mb32 65.1KB SIO Swath-bathy SeaBeam 2000 format
SBmrg.2006may27p.mb32 1.77MB SIO Swath-bathy SeaBeam 2000 format
SBmrg.2006may28p.mb32 6.92MB SIO Swath-bathy SeaBeam 2000 format

Metadata Files: 3

Files File Size Description
MGLN03MV_Multibeam.xml NCEI created ISO metadata
mb_bag_info.tar.gz 1.1KB Additional cruise information
xbt_bag_info.tar.gz 2.9KB Additional cruise information

Ancillary Files: 1

Files File Size Description
xbt.tar.gz 0.56MB Expendable Bathythermograph (XBT) data