BMRG06MV: Bathymetry Survey from Fremantle to Port Hedland, 1996

The BMRG06MV bathymetry dataset was acquired by Bishop Museum, Hawaii and the University of California San Diego onboard the Scripps Institution of Oceanography Research Vessel Melville from 22 February to 13 April 1996. It contains 128m-210m resolution, 32-bit geotiffs of the Southeast Indian Ridge transit from Fremantle to Port Hedland, processed from SeaBeam 2000 sonar data using CARIS HIPS and SIPS software.

Use Cases

• Map seafloor topography based on bathymetry survey data
• Analyze underwater geological features based on high-resolution sonar data
• Model ocean floor terrain for scientific research based on processed geotiffs

Strengths

• Data resolution is specified as 128m-210m
• Survey conducted by named institutions (Bishop Museum, UCSD/SIO)
• Survey period is precisely defined (22 February to 13 April 1996)

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Acquired using the Seabeam 2000 sonar system onboard the R/V Melville, processed with CARIS HIPS and SIPS software.

Time Range

22 February to 13 April 1996

Geography

Southeast Indian Ridge transit from Fremantle to Port Hedland