Survey Identifier: FM2801


Format Acronym: MGD77
Data Center File Number: 10050038
Parameters Surveyed Code: 51133
File Creation Date (yyyymmdd): 19880609
Source Institution: Univ. of Texas Institute for Geophysics
Country: USA
Platform Name: Fred H. Moore
Platform Type Code: 1
Platform Type: SHIP
Chief Scientist(s): Y. NAKAMURA
Project: ALAMINOS CANYON OBS AND SIX CHANNEL MCS EXPERIMENT
Funding: TEXACO OIL CO.
Survey Departure Date (yyyymmdd): 19850206
Port of Departure: GALVESTON TEXAS USA
Survey Arrival Date (yyyymmdd): 19850214
Port of Arrival: GALVESTON TEXAS USA
Navigation Instrumentation: LORAN C
Geodetic Datum/Position: LORAN C
Bathymetry Instrumentation: 3.5 KHZ ECHOSOUNDER
Additional Forms of Bathymetric Data: ANALOG CHART RECORDS, 35MM MICROFILM
Seismic Instrumentation: DFS IV 2 MAG. AIR GUNS
Topmost Latitude of Survey: 30
Bottommost Latitude: 25
Leftmost Longitude: -096
Rightmost Longitude: -093
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
Additional Documentation: MULTICHANNEL SEISMIC LINES ACQUIRED: AC-A THRU B, JOINT INDUSTRY SUPPORTED RESEARCH PROJECT. DATA AVAILABLE THRU UT INSTITUTE, FOR GEOPHYSICS ONLY. NGDC DELETED DEPTH VALUES FROM DATE TIME 198502091835000 TO 198502100330000, WHEN BAD VALUES DISCOVERED AND AFTER VERIFICATION BY NGDC COMPARISON TO, REFERENCE DATA.
Number of Data Records: 6854

Min/Max Data Record:
Date: 1985 02 06
Latitude: +25.43030
Longitude: -95.11370
Bathymetry, Corrected Depth: 14.0
Seismic Line Number: NOPRO

Min/Max Data Record:
Date: 1985 02 14
Latitude: +29.36130
Longitude: -93.64620
Bathymetry, Corrected Depth: 3523.0
Seismic Line Number: NOPRO