Survey Identifier: DSDP75GC
Format Acronym: MGD77
Data Center File Number: 15050074
Parameters Surveyed Code: 55133
File Creation Date (yyyymmdd): 19811007
Source Institution: SCRIPPS INSTITUTION OF OCEANOGRAPHY
Country: USA
Platform Name: D/V GLOMAR CHALLENGER
Platform Type Code: 1
Platform Type: SHIP
Chief Scientist(s): HAY W.,SIBVET J.
Project: DEEPSEA DRILL.LG75 <NSF>
Survey Departure Date (yyyymmdd): 19800727
Port of Departure: WALVIS BAY,AFRICA
Survey Arrival Date (yyyymmdd): 19800921
Port of Arrival: NORFOLK,VIRGINIA
Navigation Instrumentation: SATNAV,MANUAL ENTRY GYRO AND SPD CHANGES
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: GEOMETRICS MAGNETOMETER MOD G-801/3
Additional Forms of Magnetics Data: ANAL.RECORDS,CARDS,35MMFILM
Gravity Instrumentation: NONE COLLECTED
Seismic Instrumentation: 20TO300CU.IN.AIRGUN,10-300HZ,EDO 550 REC
Formats of Seismic Data: ANAL.RECORDS,35MM MICROFILM
Topmost Latitude of Survey: +35
Bottommost Latitude: -22
Leftmost Longitude: -074
Rightmost Longitude: +013
General Digitizing Rate of Bathymetry: 050
General Sampling Rate of Bathymetry: 1SECONDSWEEP
Assumed Sound Velocity: 15000
Bathymetric Datum Code: 00
Interpolation Scheme: 5 MINUTE INTERVAL
General Digitizing Rate of Magnetics: 050
General Sampling Rate of Magnetics: 06
Reference Field Code: 04
Reference Field: IGRF 1975
Method of Applying Residual Field: LIN. INTERP.POINTS WITHIN ONE DEGREE SQUARE
Number of Data Records: 10142
Min/Max Data Record:
Date: 1980 07 28
Latitude: -21.66650
Longitude: -73.32530
Bathymetry, 2- Way Traveltime: 004050
Bathymetry, Corrected Depth: 305.0
Magnetics Total Field, 1st Sensor: 254900
Magnetics Residual Field: -09460
Min/Max Data Record:
Date: 1980 09 21
Latitude: +34.31640
Longitude: +12.86030
Bathymetry, 2- Way Traveltime: 082000
Bathymetry, Corrected Depth: 6238.0
Magnetics Total Field, 1st Sensor: 524090
Magnetics Residual Field: +08380