Survey Identifier: BNTH04MV


Format Acronym: MGD77
Data Center File Number: 15020099
Parameters Surveyed Code: 55133
File Creation Date (yyyymmdd): 19830302
Source Institution: SCRIPPS INSTITUTION OF OCEANOGRAPHY
Country: USA
Platform Name: R/V MELVILLE
Platform Type Code: 1
Platform Type: SHIP
Chief Scientist(s): ORCUTT J.,JORDAN T.
Project: BENTHIC LEG 4 <USN NOO 014-83-K-0150>
Survey Departure Date (yyyymmdd): 19830109
Port of Departure: HONOLULU,HAWAII
Survey Arrival Date (yyyymmdd): 19830216
Port of Arrival: PAPEETE,TAHITI
Navigation Instrumentation: SATNAV,AUTO LOG GYRO+2D DOPPLER SPD LOG
Geodetic Datum/Position: LINEAR INTERP.BETWEEN ADJACENT FIXES
Bathymetry Instrumentation: 3.5-12KHZ/EDO 550A RECORDERS/WIDE BEAM
Additional Forms of Bathymetric Data: ANAL.RECORDS,CARDS,35MMFILM
Magnetics Instrumentation: VARIAN MFD PROTON PRECESSION MOD 4970
Additional Forms of Magnetics Data: ANAL.RECORDS,CARDS,35MMFILM
Seismic Instrumentation: WATERGUN SOURCE, DIGITAL, 1 CHANNEL
Formats of Seismic Data: ANAL.RECORDS,35MM MICROFILM
Topmost Latitude of Survey: +22
Bottommost Latitude: -25
Leftmost Longitude: -168
Rightmost Longitude: -149
General Digitizing Rate of Bathymetry: 050
General Sampling Rate of Bathymetry: 2SECONDSWEEP
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: 80
Reference Field: IGRF 1980
Method of Applying Residual Field: LIN. INTERP.POINTS WITHIN ONE DEGREE SQUARE
Number of Data Records: 11188

Min/Max Data Record:
Date: 1983 01 09
Latitude: -24.77090
Longitude: -167.21730
Bathymetry, 2- Way Traveltime: 008800
Bathymetry, Corrected Depth: 665.0
Magnetics Total Field, 1st Sensor: 324470
Magnetics Residual Field: -07700

Min/Max Data Record:
Date: 1983 02 16
Latitude: +21.31860
Longitude: -149.56540
Bathymetry, 2- Way Traveltime: 078475
Bathymetry, Corrected Depth: 5936.0
Magnetics Total Field, 1st Sensor: 442730
Magnetics Residual Field: +06670