| Project: | Sampling and Initial Characterization of Hydrothermal Fluids, Deposits, Microfauna and Megafauna at Vent Fields along the Eastern Lau Spreading Center |
| Instrument: | SeaBeam 2000 |
| All Bathy/Relief | Coastal | DEM Portal | Fishing | Global | Lakes | Multibeam | NOS |
| Ship Name: | Melville |
| Chief Scientist: | Tivey, Margaret Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution |
| Source Organization: | UNOLS R2R |
| Start Date: | 2005-04-05 |
| End Date: | 2005-05-11 |
Multibeam Bathymetry

| Project: | Sampling and Initial Characterization of Hydrothermal Fluids, Deposits, Microfauna and Megafauna at Vent Fields along the Eastern Lau Spreading Center |
| Instrument: | SeaBeam 2000 |

| Number of Files: | 13 |
| Number of Records: | 61270 |
| BATHYMETRY DATA | Quantity | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Number of Beams | 7413670 | 100% |
| Number of Good Beams | 5950305 | 80.26% |
| Number of Zero Beams | 1463365 | 19.74% |
| Number of Flagged Beams | 0 | 0% |

| Total Time: | 146.1041 hours |
| Total Track Length: | 877.6561 km |
| Average Speed: | 6.007 km/hr (3.2435 knots) |

| Northern Extent: | -19.903717 |
| Southern Extent: | -22.325151 |
| Western Extent: | -176.67545 |
| Eastern Extent: | -175.17943 |

| Minimum Sonar Depth | 0 | Maximum Sonar Depth | 0 |
| Minimum Altitude | 0 | Maximum Altitude | 2919 |
| Minimum Depth | 192 | Maximum Depth | 3121 |
File Information

| Files | File Size | Description |
|---|---|---|
| SBdespike.2005apr05.truep.mb32 | 2.92MB | SIO Swath-bathy SeaBeam 2000 format |
| SBdespike.2005apr10.truep.mb32 | 3.26MB | SIO Swath-bathy SeaBeam 2000 format |
| SBdespike.2005apr11.truep.mb32 | 184.5KB | SIO Swath-bathy SeaBeam 2000 format |
| SBdespike.2005apr12.truep.mb32 | 3.70MB | SIO Swath-bathy SeaBeam 2000 format |
| SBdespike.2005apr17.truep.mb32 | 2.59MB | SIO Swath-bathy SeaBeam 2000 format |
| SBdespike.2005apr18.truep.mb32 | 5.21MB | SIO Swath-bathy SeaBeam 2000 format |
| SBdespike.2005apr23.truep.mb32 | 3.79MB | SIO Swath-bathy SeaBeam 2000 format |
| SBdespike.2005apr26.truep.mb32 | 3.09MB | SIO Swath-bathy SeaBeam 2000 format |
| SBdespike.2005may01.truep.mb32 | 4.36MB | SIO Swath-bathy SeaBeam 2000 format |
| SBdespike.2005may02.truep.mb32 | 0.80MB | SIO Swath-bathy SeaBeam 2000 format |
| SBdespike.2005may09.truep.mb32 | 0.96MB | SIO Swath-bathy SeaBeam 2000 format |

| Files | File Size | Description |
|---|---|---|
| TUIM05MV_Multibeam.xml | NGDC created ISO metadata |

| Files | File Size | Description |
|---|---|---|
| xbt.tar.gz | 57.1KB | Expendable Bathythermograph (XBT) data |