Survey Identifier: CAPH-BHO
Format Acronym: MGD77
Data Center File Number: 15080002
Parameters Surveyed Code: 35111
File Creation Date (yyyymmdd): 19811109
Source Institution: SCRIPPS INSTITUTION OF OCEANOGRAPHY
Country: USA
Platform Name: R/V HORIZON
Platform Type Code: 1
Platform Type: SHIP
Chief Scientist(s): RIEDEL W.
Project: CAPRICORN LEG B
Survey Departure Date (yyyymmdd): 19530104
Port of Departure: NUKUALOFA,TONGA IS.
Survey Arrival Date (yyyymmdd): 19530123
Port of Arrival: NIKU HIVA,MARQUESAS IS.
Navigation Instrumentation: CELESTIAL,MANUAL ENTRY GYRO SPEED
Geodetic Datum/Position: LINEAR INTERP.BETWEEN ADJACENT FIXES
Bathymetry Instrumentation: 12KHZ/EDO UQN(OLD 6INCH)REC./WIDEBEAM
Additional Forms of Bathymetric Data: ANALOGUE RECORDS
Magnetics Instrumentation: SCRIPPS MFD PROTON PRECESSION(VACQUIER)
Additional Forms of Magnetics Data: ANAL.RECORDS,CARDS
Topmost Latitude of Survey: -08
Bottommost Latitude: -18
Leftmost Longitude: -174
Rightmost Longitude: -139
General Sampling Rate of Bathymetry: 1SECONDSWEEP
Assumed Sound Velocity: 14630
Bathymetric Datum Code: 00
General Digitizing Rate of Magnetics: 050
General Sampling Rate of Magnetics: 15
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: 2470
Min/Max Data Record:
Date: 1953 01 05
Latitude: -17.70210
Longitude: -173.64990
Magnetics Total Field, 1st Sensor: 340250
Magnetics Residual Field: -08600
Min/Max Data Record:
Date: 1953 01 24
Latitude: -8.93820
Longitude: -139.99880
Magnetics Total Field, 1st Sensor: 436900
Magnetics Residual Field: +30100