Survey Identifier: ANTP08MV
Format Acronym: MGD77
Data Center File Number: 15020068
Parameters Surveyed Code: 55133
File Creation Date (yyyymmdd): 19810928
Source Institution: SCRIPPS INSTITUTION OF OCEANOGRAPHY
Country: USA
Platform Name: R/V MELVILLE
Platform Type Code: 1
Platform Type: SHIP
Chief Scientist(s): FISHER R.L.
Project: ANTIPODE LEG 8
Survey Departure Date (yyyymmdd): 19710107
Port of Departure: PT.LOUIS,MAURITIUS
Survey Arrival Date (yyyymmdd): 19710216
Port of Arrival: MOMBASA,KENYA
Navigation Instrumentation: SATNAV,AUTOLOG GYRO + EMLOG
Geodetic Datum/Position: LINEAR INTERP.BETWEEN ADJACENT FIXES
Bathymetry Instrumentation: 3.5KHZ/GIFFT RECORDER/WIDE BEAM
Additional Forms of Bathymetric Data: ANALOGUE RECORDS,PUNCHED CARDS
Magnetics Instrumentation: VARIAN MFD PROTON PRECESSION MOD 4970
Additional Forms of Magnetics Data: ANAL.RECORDS,CARDS
Seismic Instrumentation: 40CU.IN.AIRGUN,10-300HZ,PDR MK 10 REC.
Formats of Seismic Data: ANAL.RECORDS,35MM MICROFILM
Topmost Latitude of Survey: -01
Bottommost Latitude: -21
Leftmost Longitude: +039
Rightmost Longitude: +071
General Digitizing Rate of Bathymetry: 050
General Sampling Rate of Bathymetry: 1SECONDSWEEP
Assumed Sound Velocity: 14630
Bathymetric Datum Code: 00
Interpolation Scheme: 5 MINUTE INTERVAL
General Digitizing Rate of Magnetics: 050
General Sampling Rate of Magnetics: 06
Reference Field Code: 03
Reference Field: IGRF 1965
Method of Applying Residual Field: LIN.INTERP.AT 30DEG C/C OR 500MI ALONG TRACK
Number of Data Records: 11321
Min/Max Data Record:
Date: 1971 01 07
Latitude: -20.25161
Longitude: +39.78150
Bathymetry, 2- Way Traveltime: 000025
Bathymetry, Corrected Depth: 2.0
Magnetics Total Field, 1st Sensor: 344360
Magnetics Residual Field: -07470
Min/Max Data Record:
Date: 1971 02 16
Latitude: -1.26990
Longitude: +70.83019
Bathymetry, 2- Way Traveltime: 081900
Bathymetry, Corrected Depth: 6203.0
Magnetics Total Field, 1st Sensor: 407830
Magnetics Residual Field: +10740