Survey Identifier: ARES05WT
Format Acronym: MGD77
Data Center File Number: 15040006
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): HEEZEN B.C.,MATTHEWS J.L.
Project: ARIES LEG 5
Survey Departure Date (yyyymmdd): 19710506
Port of Departure: HONOLULU,HAWAII
Survey Arrival Date (yyyymmdd): 19710606
Port of Arrival: TOKYO,JAPAN
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: ANAL.RECORDS,35MM MICROFILM
Topmost Latitude of Survey: +35
Bottommost Latitude: +16
Leftmost Longitude: +139
Rightmost Longitude: -158
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: 13098
Min/Max Data Record:
Date: 1971 05 06
Latitude: +16.95390
Longitude: -179.99730
Bathymetry, 2- Way Traveltime: 009750
Bathymetry, Corrected Depth: 733.0
Magnetics Total Field, 1st Sensor: 329050
Magnetics Residual Field: -17900
Min/Max Data Record:
Date: 1971 06 06
Latitude: +34.80160
Longitude: +179.99730
Bathymetry, 2- Way Traveltime: 096950
Bathymetry, Corrected Depth: 7389.0
Magnetics Total Field, 1st Sensor: 449350
Magnetics Residual Field: +09600