Survey Identifier: FM0301
Format Acronym: MGD77
Data Center File Number: 10050007
Parameters Surveyed Code: 55133
File Creation Date (yyyymmdd): 19880609
Source Institution: UT INSTITUTE FOR GEOPHYSICS
Country: U.S.A.
Platform Name: R/V FRED H. MOORE
Platform Type Code: 1
Platform Type: SHIP
Chief Scientist(s): R.T. BUFFLER
Project: IPOD SITE SURVEYS OF THE FLORIDA STRAITS
Funding: JOI
Survey Departure Date (yyyymmdd): 19800426
Port of Departure: GALVESTON TEXAS USA
Survey Arrival Date (yyyymmdd): 19800506
Port of Arrival: GALVESTON TEXAS USA
Navigation Instrumentation: LORAN C, SATELLITE, DEAD RECKONING
Geodetic Datum/Position: LORAN C
Bathymetry Instrumentation: 3.5 KHZ ECHOSOUNDER
Additional Forms of Bathymetric Data: ANALOG CHART RECORDS, 35MM MICROFILM
Magnetics Instrumentation: PROTON PRECESSION MAGNETOMETER
Additional Forms of Magnetics Data: 35MM MICROFILM
Seismic Instrumentation: DFS IV 3-4 MAGNETIC AIR GUNS
Formats of Seismic Data: MYLAR, PAPER, NEGATIVE
Topmost Latitude of Survey: +30
Bottommost Latitude: +22
Leftmost Longitude: -095
Rightmost Longitude: -083
General Digitizing Rate of Bathymetry: 050
General Sampling Rate of Bathymetry: 1,1/SECOND
Assumed Sound Velocity: 15000
Bathymetric Datum Code: 00
Interpolation Scheme: NONE
General Digitizing Rate of Magnetics: 050
Magnetic Sensor Tow Distance: 250.
Reference Field Code: 88
Reference Field: IGRF 80
Additional Documentation: MULTICHANNEL SEISMIC LINES ACQUIRED: SF-1 THRU 25
Number of Data Records: 4272
Min/Max Data Record:
Date: 1980 04 23
Latitude: +22.80300
Longitude: -94.64700
Bathymetry, Corrected Depth: 18.0
Magnetics Total Field, 1st Sensor: 400000
Magnetics Residual Field: -08070
Min/Max Data Record:
Date: 1980 05 08
Latitude: +29.30800
Longitude: -83.16970
Bathymetry, Corrected Depth: 3471.0
Magnetics Total Field, 1st Sensor: 496830
Magnetics Residual Field: -02150