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Multibeam Report for VANC28MV


Ship Name: Melville
Chief Scientist: Nittrouer, Charles A.
University of Washington
Source Organization: University of California, Scripps Institution of Oceanography (UC/SIO)
Start Date: 2004-04-22
End Date: 2004-05-06

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Multibeam Bathymetry

Cruise Details

Project: Dispersion, cycling, and burial of organic carbon
Instrument: SeaBeam 2000

Data Quality

Number of Files: 8
Number of Records: 39040
BATHYMETRY DATA Quantity Percentage
Number of Beams 4723840 100%
Number of Good Beams 2999110 63.49%
Number of Zero Beams 1724730 36.51%
Number of Flagged Beams 0 0%

Navigation Totals

Total Time: 31.41 hours
Total Track Length: 631.0201 km
Average Speed: 20.09 km/hr (10.8477 knots)

Cruise Bounds

Northern Extent: -8.721324
Southern Extent: -9.672261
Western Extent: 143.94943
Eastern Extent: 147.1411

Limits

Minimum Sonar Depth 0 Maximum Sonar Depth 0
Minimum Altitude 0 Maximum Altitude 2134
Minimum Depth 12 Maximum Depth 2184

File Information

Full Resolution Bathymetry as collected (raw): 2

Files File Size Description
20070727132715001_SBdespike.2004apr22p.true.mb32 10.71MB SIO Swath-bathy SeaBeam 2000 format
20070727132716002_SBdespike.2004may05p.true.mb32 9.43MB SIO Swath-bathy SeaBeam 2000 format

Metadata Files: 6

Files File Size Description
VANC28MV_Multibeam.xml NGDC created ISO metadata
20070727132715001_SBdespike.2004apr22p.true.mb32.mif 9.9KB Metadata I?? File for each individual data file
20070727132716002_SBdespike.2004may05p.true.mb32.mif 9.9KB Metadata I?? File for each individual data file
20070914214002002_SSmed.2004apr22.mif 9.8KB Metadata I?? File for each individual data file
20070914214003003_SSmed.2004may05.mif 9.8KB Metadata I?? File for each individual data file
VANC28MV_cruise_report.pdf 339.5KB PDF metadata file