Survey Identifier: 66102602
Format Acronym: MGD77
Data Center File Number: 08060001
Parameters Surveyed Code: 51133
File Creation Date (yyyymmdd): 19851218
Source Institution: HAWAII INSTITUTE OF GEOPHYSICS
Country: U.S.A.
Platform Name: R/V TARANUI
Platform Type Code: 1
Platform Type: SHIP
Chief Scientist(s): ALEX MALAHOFF
Project: SOLIS 66 TARA 66-10-26-02
Funding: ONR
Survey Departure Date (yyyymmdd): 19661203
Port of Departure: SAMOA
Survey Arrival Date (yyyymmdd): 19661229
Port of Arrival: HONIARA
Navigation Instrumentation: (SEE ADD.DOC. 18)
Geodetic Datum/Position: 1-SATELLITE 2-SEXTANT
Bathymetry Instrumentation: 3.5 KHZ
Additional Forms of Bathymetric Data: ANALOG,
Seismic Instrumentation: SPARKER
Formats of Seismic Data: ANALOG, MICROFILM
Topmost Latitude of Survey: -06
Bottommost Latitude: -12
Leftmost Longitude: +152
Rightmost Longitude: +163
General Digitizing Rate of Bathymetry: 145
General Sampling Rate of Bathymetry: 1 PER SECOND
Assumed Sound Velocity: 15000
Bathymetric Datum Code: 00
Interpolation Scheme: NONE/PICKED PEAKS & TROUGHS + 15MIN INTERVALS IF SMOOTH
Additional Documentation: 05 SATELLITE X, 05 DATA TAKEN ON BOARD: B, REFLX.
Number of Data Records: 3186
Min/Max Data Record:
Date: 1966 12 03
Latitude: -11.47564
Longitude: +152.53438
Bathymetry, 2- Way Traveltime: 000900
Bathymetry, Corrected Depth: 68.0
Min/Max Data Record:
Date: 1966 12 29
Latitude: -6.16762
Longitude: +162.56849
Bathymetry, 2- Way Traveltime: 116300
Bathymetry, Corrected Depth: 8948.0