Survey Identifier: BRAN_778
Format Acronym: MGD77
Data Center File Number: 19420010
Parameters Surveyed Code: 50113
File Creation Date (yyyymmdd): 19991207
Source Institution: BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY
Country: UNITED KINGDOM
Platform Name: R.R.S. BRANSFIELD
Platform Type Code: 1
Platform Type: SHIP
Chief Scientist(s): P.BARKER
Funding: NERC
Survey Departure Date (yyyymmdd): 19771220
Port of Departure: PORT STANLEY
Survey Arrival Date (yyyymmdd): 197801
Port of Arrival: MAR DEL PLATA
Navigation Instrumentation: SAT NAVIGATORS (REDIFON RSN-1/MAGNAVOX)
Geodetic Datum/Position: SATNAV
Bathymetry Instrumentation: PDR (KELVIN HUGHES MS38)
Additional Forms of Bathymetric Data: ANALOGUE RECORDS
Magnetics Instrumentation: PROTON MAG. (BARRINGER)
Additional Forms of Magnetics Data: ANALOGUE RECORDS
Topmost Latitude of Survey: -48
Bottommost Latitude: -76
Leftmost Longitude: -051
Rightmost Longitude: -017
General Digitizing Rate of Bathymetry: 050
General Digitizing Rate of Magnetics: 010
Reference Field Code: 88
Reference Field: DGRF
Method of Applying Residual Field: CALCULATED AT STATION POSITION
Number of Data Records: 42393
Min/Max Data Record:
Date: 1977 12 21
Latitude: -75.01370
Longitude: -50.26020
Bathymetry, Corrected Depth: 102.0
Min/Max Data Record:
Date: 1978 02 11
Latitude: -48.63710
Longitude: -17.25230
Bathymetry, Corrected Depth: 6533.0