Survey Identifier: BNTH06MV
Format Acronym: MGD77
Data Center File Number: 15020101
Parameters Surveyed Code: 55333
File Creation Date (yyyymmdd): 19830512
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 6 <USN N00014-83-K-0151>
Survey Departure Date (yyyymmdd): 19830318
Port of Departure: PAPEETE,TAHITI
Survey Arrival Date (yyyymmdd): 19830405
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
Gravity Instrumentation: ASKANIA GSS2,ANSCHUTZ ELECT. GYRO TABLE
Additional Forms of Gravity Data: ANALOGUE RECORDS
Seismic Instrumentation: WATERGUN SOURCE, DIGITAL, 1 CHANNEL
Formats of Seismic Data: ANAL.RECORDS,35MM MICROFILM
Topmost Latitude of Survey: -15
Bottommost Latitude: -27
Leftmost Longitude: -166
Rightmost Longitude: -148
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: 5400
Min/Max Data Record:
Date: 1983 03 17
Latitude: -26.01610
Longitude: -165.67501
Bathymetry, 2- Way Traveltime: 006525
Bathymetry, Corrected Depth: 496.0
Magnetics Total Field, 1st Sensor: 361470
Magnetics Residual Field: -08710
Min/Max Data Record:
Date: 1983 04 05
Latitude: -15.84300
Longitude: -148.00490
Bathymetry, 2- Way Traveltime: 077075
Bathymetry, Corrected Depth: 5827.0
Magnetics Total Field, 1st Sensor: 443170
Magnetics Residual Field: +07460