Survey Identifier: A2015L03


Format Acronym: MGD77
Data Center File Number: 02020008
Parameters Surveyed Code: 55111
File Creation Date (yyyymmdd): 19
Source Institution: WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION
Country: U.S.A.
Platform Name: ATLANTIS II
Platform Type Code: 1
Platform Type: SHIP
Chief Scientist(s): DR. EARL HAYES
Project: CRUISE 15, LEG 3
Funding: NSF
Survey Departure Date (yyyymmdd): 19650412
Port of Departure: COLOMBO,CEYLON
Survey Arrival Date (yyyymmdd): 19650621
Port of Arrival: DURBAN SOUTH AFRICA
Navigation Instrumentation: VLF,SATELLITE,LORAN CELESTIAL
Geodetic Datum/Position: LINEAR INTERPOLATION BETWEEN FIXES
Bathymetry Instrumentation: 12 KHZ PGR WIDE BEAM
Additional Forms of Bathymetric Data: ANALOG RECORDS
Magnetics Instrumentation: VARIAN PROTON-PRECESSION MAGNETOMETER
Additional Forms of Magnetics Data: ANALOG RECORDS
Topmost Latitude of Survey: +07
Bottommost Latitude: -30
Leftmost Longitude: +031
Rightmost Longitude: +080
General Digitizing Rate of Bathymetry: 43
General Digitizing Rate of Magnetics: 050
General Sampling Rate of Magnetics: 60
Magnetic Sensor Tow Distance: 250
Reference Field Code: 03
Reference Field: IGRF 1965
Method of Applying Residual Field: INTERPOLATION BETWEEN FIXS
Number of Data Records: 22120

Min/Max Data Record:
Date: 1965 04 12
Latitude: -29.70870
Longitude: +31.20590
Bathymetry, 2- Way Traveltime: 000050
Bathymetry, Corrected Depth: 4.0
Magnetics Total Field, 1st Sensor: 362160
Magnetics Residual Field: -03300

Min/Max Data Record:
Date: 1965 06 21
Latitude: +6.90170
Longitude: +79.82630
Bathymetry, 2- Way Traveltime: 072675
Bathymetry, Corrected Depth: 5487.0
Magnetics Total Field, 1st Sensor: 378670
Magnetics Residual Field: +00610