Survey Identifier: NBP96-1
Format Acronym: MGD77
Data Center File Number: 88010017
Parameters Surveyed Code: 55500
File Creation Date (yyyymmdd): 19960220
Source Institution: UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA
Country: USA
Platform Name: NATHANIEL B. PALMER
Platform Type Code: 1
Platform Type: SHIP
Chief Scientist(s): LOU BARTEK/BRUCE LUYENDYK
Project: NATHANIEL B. PALMER CRUISE: NBP96-1
Funding: NSF
Survey Departure Date (yyyymmdd): 19960121
Port of Departure: MCMURDO ANTARCTICA
Survey Arrival Date (yyyymmdd): 19960220
Port of Arrival: MCMURDO ANTARCTICA
Navigation Instrumentation: GPS
Geodetic Datum/Position: SATTELITE
Bathymetry Instrumentation: BATHY SUB-BOTTOM3.5KHZCHIRP,SEABEAM 12KH
Additional Forms of Bathymetric Data: NONE
Magnetics Instrumentation: PROTON MAG
Additional Forms of Magnetics Data: NONE
Gravity Instrumentation: LACOSTE & ROMBERG MARINE GRAVIMETER S-36
Additional Forms of Gravity Data: NONE
Seismic Instrumentation: 2 GUNS SINGLE CHANNEL
Formats of Seismic Data: DIGITAL
Topmost Latitude of Survey: -75
Bottommost Latitude: -79
Leftmost Longitude: 162
Rightmost Longitude: -152
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 Magnetics: 1.0
General Sampling Rate of Magnetics: 60
Magnetic Sensor Tow Distance: 150M
Reference Field Code: 88
Reference Field: IGRF95
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: 982976
Departure Base Station Description: MCMURDO ANTARCTICA
Arrival Base Station Gravity: 982977
Arrival Base Station Description: MCMURDO ANTARCTICA
Additional Documentation: DATA PROCESSED BY ANTARCTIC SUPPORT ASSOCIATES/RAYTHEON POLAR SERVICES.
Number of Data Records: 40708
Min/Max Data Record:
Date: 1996 01 21
Latitude: -78.10741
Longitude: -179.99930
Bathymetry, Corrected Depth: 45.0
Magnetics Total Field, 1st Sensor: 607355
Magnetics Total Field, 2nd Sensor: 604411
Magnetics Residual Field: -06911
Observed Gravity: 9828320
Free-Air Anomaly: -1213
Min/Max Data Record:
Date: 1996 02 19
Latitude: -75.77948
Longitude: +179.99920
Bathymetry, Corrected Depth: 2661.0
Magnetics Total Field, 1st Sensor: 641220
Magnetics Total Field, 2nd Sensor: 642650
Magnetics Residual Field: +07380
Observed Gravity: 9829975
Free-Air Anomaly: +0662