Survey Identifier: NBP96-2
Format Acronym: MGD77
Data Center File Number: 88010038
Parameters Surveyed Code: 55500
File Creation Date (yyyymmdd): 19960407
Source Institution: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT SAN DIEGO
Country: USA
Platform Name: NATHANIEL B. PALMER
Platform Type Code: 1
Platform Type: SHIP
Chief Scientist(s): STEVE CANDE
Project: NATHANEIL B. PALMER CRUISE: NBP96-2
Funding: NSF
Survey Departure Date (yyyymmdd): 19960222
Port of Departure: MCMURDO ANTARCTICA
Survey Arrival Date (yyyymmdd): 19960407
Port of Arrival: PUENTA ARENAS CHILE
Navigation Instrumentation: GPS
Geodetic Datum/Position: SATELLITE
Bathymetry Instrumentation: BATHY SUB-BOTTOM 3.5KHZCHIRP,SEABEAM12KH
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
Formats of Seismic Data: DIGITAL
Topmost Latitude of Survey: -55
Bottommost Latitude: -78
Leftmost Longitude: 165
Rightmost Longitude: -065
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: 982977
Departure Base Station Description: MCMURDO ANTARCTICA
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.
Number of Data Records: 61953
Min/Max Data Record:
Date: 1996 02 22
Latitude: -77.81446
Longitude: -179.99940
Bathymetry, Corrected Depth: 275.3
Magnetics Total Field, 1st Sensor: 379896
Magnetics Residual Field: -05999
Observed Gravity: 9815567
Free-Air Anomaly: -1245
Min/Max Data Record:
Date: 1996 04 05
Latitude: -55.16418
Longitude: +179.99970
Bathymetry, Corrected Depth: 5456.1
Magnetics Total Field, 1st Sensor: 651442
Magnetics Residual Field: +07381
Observed Gravity: 9831039
Free-Air Anomaly: +1317