[Parameters: Topic='LAND SURFACE', Term='TOPOGRAPHY', Variable_Level_1='TERRAIN ELEVATION']
Bathymetric surveys of Brown Bay, O'Brien Bay and Newcomb Bay in the Windmill Islands
Entry ID: windmill_bathy_surveys

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Summary
Abstract: Bathymetric surveys of Brown Bay, O'Brien Bay and Newcomb Bay in the Windmill Islands.

This dataset resulted from bathymetric surveys of Brown Bay, O'Brien Bay and Newcomb Bay in the Windmill Islands, carried out in February and March 1997 as part of ASAC Project 2201. The surveys were carried out by Jonny Stark and Tim Ryan in the workboat the 'Southern Comfort'.
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Description: Access to data files via a registered zip file containing 3 folders and a readme file explaining what is in the folders: 1.Brown Bay 2.Newcomb Bay 3.O'Brien Bay
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Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: -66.26   S: -66.3   E: 110.56   W: 110.52
Min Altitude: 0 M Max Altitude: 0 M
Min Depth: 0 M Max Depth: -84 M

Parent DIF
This data set description is a member of a collection. The collection is described in
ASAC_2201
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1997-02-01
Stop Date: 1997-03-31
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Platform
SHIPS Ancillary Description
Instrument
GPS > Global Positioning System Ancillary Description
GPS RECEIVERS Ancillary Description
ECHO SOUNDERS Ancillary Description
Quality An EK500 Echosounder was used to determine depth with the sensor mounted on a boom and positioned approximately a metre below the water surface to avoid disturbance from the wake of the boat. The data were corrected to allow for the sensor not being at the surface. Real time GPS horizontal corrections were sent to the boat from an onshore GPS base station. The depth data and GPS data were received ... View entire text
Access Constraints These data are available for download from the URL given below.
Use Constraints This data set conforms to the PICCCBY Attribution License
(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).

Please follow instructions listed in the citation reference provided at http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/metadata/citation.cfm?entry_id=windmill... when using these data.
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Data Set Progress
COMPLETE
Data Center
Research Data Archive, Computational and Information Systems Laboratory, National Center for Atmospheric Research, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://rda.ucar.edu/
Dataset ID: 117.4

Data Center Personnel
Name: RDA HELP DESK
Phone: (303)-497-1231
Fax: (303)-497-1291
Email: dssweb at ucar.edu
Contact Address:
National Center for Atmospheric Research
CISL/DSS
P.O. Box 3000
City: Boulder
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80307
Country: U.S.A.
Distribution
Distribution Size: 33.072 Gbytes

Distribution Format: GRIB1 > GRIdded Binary form, Edition 1
Personnel
JOEY COMEAUX
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Phone: (303)-497-1256
Fax: (303)-497-1291
Email: joey at ucar.edu
Contact Address:
National Center for Atmospheric Research
CISL/DSS
P.O. Box 3000
City: Boulder
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80307
Country: U.S.A.
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Creation and Review Dates
Last DIF Revision Date: 2013-05-23

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