Survey Identifier: NBP00-3
Format Acronym: MGD77
Data Center File Number: 88010047
Parameters Surveyed Code: 50500
File Creation Date (yyyymmdd): 20000601
Source Institution: HAMILTON COLLEGE
Country: USA
Platform Name: NATHANIEL B. PALMER
Platform Type Code: 1
Platform Type: SHIP
Chief Scientist(s): EUGENE DOMACK
Project: NATHANIEL B. PALMER CRUISE: NBP 00-3
Funding: NSF
Survey Departure Date (yyyymmdd): 20000510
Port of Departure: PUNTA ARENAS CHILE
Survey Arrival Date (yyyymmdd): 20000601
Port of Arrival: PUNTA ARENAS CHILE
Navigation Instrumentation: P-CODE GPS
Geodetic Datum/Position: SATELLITE
Bathymetry Instrumentation: BATHY SUBBOTTOM3.5KHZCHIRP SEABEAM 12KHZ
Additional Forms of Bathymetric Data: NONE
Magnetics Instrumentation: NONE
Additional Forms of Magnetics Data: NONE
Gravity Instrumentation: LACOSTE & ROMBERG MARINE GRAVIMETER S-36
Additional Forms of Gravity Data: NONE
Seismic Instrumentation: NONE
Topmost Latitude of Survey: -54
Bottommost Latitude: -65
Leftmost Longitude: -066
Rightmost Longitude: -056
General Digitizing Rate of Bathymetry: 010
General Sampling Rate of Bathymetry: 1/MINUTE
Assumed Sound Velocity: 1500
Bathymetric Datum Code: 00
Interpolation Scheme: 1-MIN INTERVAL
General Digitizing Rate of Gravity: 1.0
General Sampling Rate of Gravity: 60
Theoretical Gravity Formula Code: 3
Theoretical Gravity Formula: IAG SYSTEM 1967
Departure Base Station Gravity: 981320
Departure Base Station Description: PUNTA ARENAS CHILE 0216-5
Arrival Base Station Gravity: 981320
Arrival Base Station Description: PUNTA ARENAS CHILE 0216-5
Additional Documentation: DATA PROCESSED BY ANTARCTIC SUPPORT ASSOCIATES/RAYTHEON POLAR SERVICES. SEABEAM 2112 CENTER BEAM USED FOR BATHYMETRY. BATHYMETRY DATA CORRECTED USING, XBT PROBE AND LEVITUS DATA OR CTD CAST DATA
Number of Data Records: 25895
Min/Max Data Record:
Date: 2000 05 12
Latitude: -64.96503
Longitude: -65.07949
Bathymetry, Corrected Depth: 50.4
Observed Gravity: 9813723
Free-Air Anomaly: -1410
Min/Max Data Record:
Date: 2000 05 30
Latitude: -54.49231
Longitude: -56.40834
Bathymetry, Corrected Depth: 5238.8
Observed Gravity: 9822922
Free-Air Anomaly: +0878