Survey Identifier: ELT16
Format Acronym: MGD77
Data Center File Number: 01020016
Parameters Surveyed Code: 55113
File Creation Date (yyyymmdd): 19890705
Source Institution: LAMONT-DOHERTY GEOLOGICAL OBSERVATORY
Country: USA
Platform Name: ELTANIN
Platform Type Code: 1
Platform Type: SHIP
Chief Scientist(s): ROBERT HOUTZ
Project: CRUISE 016
Funding: NSF
Survey Departure Date (yyyymmdd): 19650128
Port of Departure: AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND
Survey Arrival Date (yyyymmdd): 19650225
Port of Arrival: WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND
Navigation Instrumentation: SEXTANT
Geodetic Datum/Position: DEADRECKONING
Bathymetry Instrumentation: SEE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION SEQ-18-178
Additional Forms of Bathymetric Data: ANALOG DATA
Magnetics Instrumentation: VARIAN PROTON PRECESSION
Additional Forms of Magnetics Data: ANALOG DATA
Seismic Instrumentation: RAYFLEX SEISMIC SYSTEM, STRIP RECORDER
Formats of Seismic Data: 10 KILOJOULES, SPARKER, STREAMER
Topmost Latitude of Survey: -36
Bottommost Latitude: -60
Leftmost Longitude: +158
Rightmost Longitude: +180
General Digitizing Rate of Bathymetry: 73
General Sampling Rate of Bathymetry: 1/SECOND
Assumed Sound Velocity: 14630
Bathymetric Datum Code: 00
General Digitizing Rate of Magnetics: 150
General Sampling Rate of Magnetics: 06
Reference Field Code: 03
Reference Field: IGRF 1965
Method of Applying Residual Field: LINEAR INERPOLATION BETWEEN NAVIGATION POINTS
Additional Documentation: PDR 12KHZ WIDEBEAM 60 DEGREE ONCE PER SECOND SWEEP
Number of Data Records: 5558
Min/Max Data Record:
Date: 1965 01 28
Latitude: -59.06670
Longitude: +158.38330
Bathymetry, 2- Way Traveltime: 000450
Bathymetry, Corrected Depth: 34.0
Magnetics Total Field, 1st Sensor: 548360
Magnetics Residual Field: -04480
Min/Max Data Record:
Date: 1965 02 25
Latitude: -36.40000
Longitude: +179.58330
Bathymetry, 2- Way Traveltime: 076400
Bathymetry, Corrected Depth: 5764.0
Magnetics Total Field, 1st Sensor: 667250
Magnetics Residual Field: +09180