WEST10MV: Bathymetry Survey of the Southeast Indian Ridge, 1995

From 29 January to 12 March 1995, the Scripps Institution of Oceanography's R/V Melville acquired seafloor depth data using a SeaBeam 2000 sonar system. The survey transited from Fremantle to the Southeast Indian Ridge to Hobart, resulting in 8-210 meter resolution geotiff files. The dataset was processed using CARIS HIPS and SIPS software and is managed by the Marine Geoscience Data System.

Use Cases

• Modeling seafloor topography based on the 8-210 meter resolution bathymetric data.
• Analyzing tectonic features of the Southeast Indian Ridge based on the survey's geospatial coverage.
• Studying historical oceanographic transit data based on the vessel's track from Fremantle to Hobart.

Strengths

• Data resolution is specified as 8-210 meters.
• The survey has a precise temporal coverage from 29 January to 12 March 1995.
• The data processing software (CARIS HIPS and SIPS) and original scientists are explicitly credited.

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.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Oregon State University and Scripps Institution of Oceanography (UC/SIO), via Marine Geoscience Data System.

Collection Method

Acquired using the SeaBeam 2000 sonar system onboard the R/V Melville.

Time Range

29 January 1995 to 12 March 1995

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-20 03:22:15.319715; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Southeast Indian Ridge, transit from Fremantle to Hobart.