NOS Survey B00265 - HYD93 Format Header

  Surv Id Format Ngdc Id   Params Create Date Source Institution Seq
4 B00265 HYD93 03082003   S 1992031 National Ocean Survey, N.O.A.A. 01
Country Platform Name Plat Type Chief Hydrographer(s) Seq
U.S.A. Whiting 1SHIP CDR RICHARD P. FLOYD, NOAA 02
Project Type of Survey Strt Yr End Yr Scale of Survey Seq
K523-WH-91 EEZ Bathymetric Survey 1991 1991 50,000 03
Area (General) of Survey Area (Specific) of Survey Seq
TEXAS 55 NM ENE OF PORT ISABEL, TX 04
Quality of Survey Description Processing Status Description Seq
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Position Determination Seq
STARFIX (JOHN E. CHANCE & ASSOC) 06
Code Horizontal Datum of Records Code Original Horizontal Datum Seq
NOS31 North American Datum 1983 NOS31 North American Datum 1983 07
code Vertical Datum tide Original Sounding Units Seq
04 Mean Lower Low Water   meters 08
Sounding Method Seq
HYDROCHART II GENERAL INSTRUMENTS 001 17 Beams 36 KHZ 09
c Sound Velocity Correction Seq
1 Corrected, Vertical-cast Sound Velocity Table 91113-0217.VEL;1 10
Data Processing Methodology Seq
NOS Pacific Hydro Section - standard SEABEAM processing 11
Format of Data Records Top Lat Bottom Lat Left Lon Right Lon Seq
SURV,LAT,LON,VAL,TYP,CCODE(A8,F9.6,F10.6,F6.1,I1,I3) +26.51 +25.99 -96.37 -95.98 12
Additional Documentation
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This data is a subset of SEABEAM file. 5 Beams of actual data were extracted 13
from each return. Sampling rate varies from 10 to 30 seconds along track. 14
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Note: You can find the comnplete HYD93 Format Specification, including all code descriptions, at www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/dat/geodas/docs/hyd93.htm