BMRG06MV: Bathymetry Survey from Fremantle to Port Hedland, 1996

BMRG06MV bathymetry data was collected by Bishop Museum, Hawaii and the University of California San Diego aboard the R/V Melville from 22 February to 13 April 1996. The dataset contains 128m-210m resolution, 32-bit geotiffs processed from SeaBeam 2000 sonar data using CARIS HIPS and SIPS software. It covers the transit route from Fremantle to Port Hedland on the Southeast Indian Ridge.

Use Cases

• Modeling seafloor topography based on bathymetric raster data.
• Analyzing mid-ocean ridge geomorphology based on the survey location.
• Calibrating or validating other ocean depth datasets based on the specified sonar system and processing software.

Strengths

• Data collection period is precisely defined from 22 February to 13 April 1996.
• Spatial resolution is specified as 128m-210m.
• Processing methodology is documented, using SeaBeam 2000 and CARIS HIPS/SIPS software.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

Bishop Museum, Hawaii; University of California San Diego; Scripps Institution of Oceanography (UCSD/SIO) Research Vessel Melville.

Collection Method

Acquired using the SeaBeam 2000 sonar system.

Time Range

22 February to 13 April 1996.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-10 19:17:53.923894; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Transit from Fremantle to Port Hedland on the Southeast Indian Ridge.