Survey Identifier: CAPH-CHO
Format Acronym: MGD77
Data Center File Number: 15080003
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 C
Survey Departure Date (yyyymmdd): 19530126
Port of Departure: NIKU HIVA,MARQUESAS IS.
Survey Arrival Date (yyyymmdd): 19530220
Port of Arrival: SAN DIEGO,CALIFORNIA
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: +29
Bottommost Latitude: -17
Leftmost Longitude: -140
Rightmost Longitude: -111
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: 4674
Min/Max Data Record:
Date: 1953 01 26
Latitude: -16.20220
Longitude: -139.89290
Magnetics Total Field, 1st Sensor: 315150
Magnetics Residual Field: -09900
Min/Max Data Record:
Date: 1953 02 20
Latitude: +28.61020
Longitude: -111.74850
Magnetics Total Field, 1st Sensor: 467100
Magnetics Residual Field: +07550