Survey Identifier: KA68C
Format Acronym: MGD77
Data Center File Number: 09050002
Parameters Surveyed Code: 55003
File Creation Date (yyyymmdd): 19810707
Source Institution: NAVAL OCEAN RESEARCH AND DEV. ACTIVITY
Country: U.S.A.
Platform Name: KANE
Platform Type Code: 1
Platform Type: SHIP
Chief Scientist(s): HEEZEN,B. - SCHEIDER,E.
Project: ALSO KA81C
Survey Departure Date (yyyymmdd): 19680622
Port of Departure: NORFOLK
Survey Arrival Date (yyyymmdd): 19680625
Port of Arrival: BERMUDA
Navigation Instrumentation: SATELLITE
Geodetic Datum/Position: SATELLITE/DEAD RECKONING
Bathymetry Instrumentation: 3.5 OR 12 KHZ FATHOMETER
Additional Forms of Bathymetric Data: ANALOG
Magnetics Instrumentation: PROTON PRECESSION
Additional Forms of Magnetics Data: ANALOG
Topmost Latitude of Survey: +37
Bottommost Latitude: +31
Leftmost Longitude: -076
Rightmost Longitude: -064
General Digitizing Rate of Bathymetry: 30
General Sampling Rate of Bathymetry: 1 SEC SWEEP
Assumed Sound Velocity: 14630
Bathymetric Datum Code: 00
General Digitizing Rate of Magnetics: 49
General Sampling Rate of Magnetics: 03
Magnetic Sensor Tow Distance: 1000
Reference Field Code: 03
Reference Field: IGRF-65
Method of Applying Residual Field: INTEMP BETWEEN NAV POINTS
Number of Data Records: 1933
Min/Max Data Record:
Date: 1968 06 22
Latitude: +31.97600
Longitude: -75.92820
Bathymetry, 2- Way Traveltime: 000051
Bathymetry, Corrected Depth: 4.0
Magnetics Total Field, 1st Sensor: 504340
Magnetics Residual Field: -05457
Min/Max Data Record:
Date: 1968 06 25
Latitude: +36.96340
Longitude: -64.58690
Bathymetry, 2- Way Traveltime: 071378
Bathymetry, Corrected Depth: 5414.0
Magnetics Total Field, 1st Sensor: 555350
Magnetics Residual Field: +16463