Survey Identifier: KA68E
Format Acronym: MGD77
Data Center File Number: 09050004
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. - SCHNEIDER,E.
Project: ALSO KA81E
Survey Departure Date (yyyymmdd): 19680727
Port of Departure: DAKAR,SENEGAL
Survey Arrival Date (yyyymmdd): 19680816
Port of Arrival: LAS PALMAS,CANARY I.
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: +28
Bottommost Latitude: +14
Leftmost Longitude: -029
Rightmost Longitude: -016
General Digitizing Rate of Bathymetry: 25
General Sampling Rate of Bathymetry: 1 SEC SWEEP
Assumed Sound Velocity: 14630
Bathymetric Datum Code: 00
General Digitizing Rate of Magnetics: 14
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: 19420
Min/Max Data Record:
Date: 1968 07 27
Latitude: +14.84010
Longitude: -28.07840
Bathymetry, 2- Way Traveltime: 001002
Bathymetry, Corrected Depth: 75.0
Magnetics Total Field, 1st Sensor: 328660
Magnetics Residual Field: -03541
Min/Max Data Record:
Date: 1968 08 16
Latitude: +27.42690
Longitude: -16.62060
Bathymetry, 2- Way Traveltime: 072002
Bathymetry, Corrected Depth: 5454.0
Magnetics Total Field, 1st Sensor: 399330
Magnetics Residual Field: +33227