Survey Identifier: ARES02WT
Format Acronym: MGD77
Data Center File Number: 15040004
Parameters Surveyed Code: 55113
File Creation Date (yyyymmdd): 19810806
Source Institution: SCRIPPS INSTITUTION OF OCEANOGRAPHY
Country: USA
Platform Name: R/V THOMAS WASHINGTON
Platform Type Code: 1
Platform Type: SHIP
Chief Scientist(s): REID J.
Project: ARIES LEG 2
Survey Departure Date (yyyymmdd): 19710107
Port of Departure: WELLINGTON,NEW ZEALAND
Survey Arrival Date (yyyymmdd): 19710221
Port of Arrival: WELLINGTON,NEW ZEALAND
Navigation Instrumentation: SATNAV,AUTOLOG GYRO + EMLOG
Geodetic Datum/Position: LINEAR INTERP.BETWEEN ADJACENT FIXES
Bathymetry Instrumentation: 12KHZ/GIFFT RECORDER/WIDE(60DEG)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: 35MM MICROFILM
Topmost Latitude of Survey: -41
Bottommost Latitude: -71
Leftmost Longitude: +150
Rightmost Longitude: +177
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: 13892
Min/Max Data Record:
Date: 1971 01 08
Latitude: -70.68070
Longitude: +150.68580
Bathymetry, 2- Way Traveltime: 000700
Bathymetry, Corrected Depth: 53.0
Magnetics Total Field, 1st Sensor: 579600
Magnetics Residual Field: -08700
Min/Max Data Record:
Date: 1971 02 21
Latitude: -41.49660
Longitude: +176.57430
Bathymetry, 2- Way Traveltime: 082950
Bathymetry, Corrected Depth: 6247.0
Magnetics Total Field, 1st Sensor: 694700
Magnetics Residual Field: +75700