Survey Identifier: DSDP96GC


Format Acronym: MGD77
Data Center File Number: 15050096
Parameters Surveyed Code: 55133
File Creation Date (yyyymmdd): 19840118
Source Institution: SCRIPPS INSTITUTION OF OCEANOGRAPHY
Country: USA
Platform Name: D/V GLOMAR CHALLENGER
Platform Type Code: 1
Platform Type: SHIP
Chief Scientist(s): BOUMA A.,COLEMAN J.
Project: DEEPSEA DRILL.LG 96 <NSF OCE80-24472>
Survey Departure Date (yyyymmdd): 19830929
Port of Departure: FT.LAUDERDALE,FLORIDA
Survey Arrival Date (yyyymmdd): 19831108
Port of Arrival: MOBILE,ALABAMA
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: +30
Bottommost Latitude: +24
Leftmost Longitude: -092
Rightmost Longitude: -080
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: 80
Reference Field: IGRF 1980
Method of Applying Residual Field: LIN. INTERP.POINTS WITHIN ONE DEGREE SQUARE
Number of Data Records: 2766

Min/Max Data Record:
Date: 1983 09 29
Latitude: +24.24120
Longitude: -91.40830
Bathymetry, 2- Way Traveltime: 001200
Bathymetry, Corrected Depth: 90.0
Magnetics Total Field, 1st Sensor: 468470
Magnetics Residual Field: +00340

Min/Max Data Record:
Date: 1983 11 08
Latitude: +29.45790
Longitude: -80.02491
Bathymetry, 2- Way Traveltime: 045375
Bathymetry, Corrected Depth: 3410.0
Magnetics Total Field, 1st Sensor: 505520
Magnetics Residual Field: +05800