Survey Identifier: CATO02MV
Format Acronym: MGD77
Data Center File Number: 15020017
Parameters Surveyed Code: 55111
File Creation Date (yyyymmdd): 19800114
Source Institution: SCRIPPS INSTITUTION OF OCEANOGRAPHY
Country: USA
Platform Name: R/V MELVILLE
Platform Type Code: 1
Platform Type: SHIP
Chief Scientist(s): MCGOWAN J.
Project: CATO LEG 2
Survey Departure Date (yyyymmdd): 19720710
Port of Departure: HONOLU,HAWAII
Survey Arrival Date (yyyymmdd): 19720810
Port of Arrival: PAPEETE,TAHITI
Navigation Instrumentation: SATNAV,AUTOLOG GYRO + EMLOG
Geodetic Datum/Position: LINEAR INTERP.BETWEEN ADJACENT FIXES
Bathymetry Instrumentation: 12KHZ/GIFFT RECORDER/WIDE(60DEG)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
Topmost Latitude of Survey: +17
Bottommost Latitude: -25
Leftmost Longitude: -156
Rightmost Longitude: -154
General Digitizing Rate of Bathymetry: 050
General Sampling Rate of Bathymetry: 1SECONDSWEEP
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: 03
Reference Field: IGRF 1965
Method of Applying Residual Field: LIN.INTERP.AT 30DEG C/C OR 500MI ALONG TRACK
Number of Data Records: 3363
Min/Max Data Record:
Date: 1972 07 11
Latitude: -24.90350
Longitude: -155.09000
Bathymetry, 2- Way Traveltime: 002500
Bathymetry, Corrected Depth: 188.0
Magnetics Total Field, 1st Sensor: 331750
Magnetics Residual Field: -07450
Min/Max Data Record:
Date: 1972 07 26
Latitude: +16.98040
Longitude: -154.90520
Bathymetry, 2- Way Traveltime: 077550
Bathymetry, Corrected Depth: 5862.0
Magnetics Total Field, 1st Sensor: 422750
Magnetics Residual Field: +03650