Survey Identifier: NBP96-5
Format Acronym: MGD77
Data Center File Number: 88010029
Parameters Surveyed Code: 00500
File Creation Date (yyyymmdd): 19961130
Source Institution: OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY
Country: USA
Platform Name: NATHANIEL B. PALMER
Platform Type Code: 1
Platform Type: SHIP
Chief Scientist(s): JACK DYMOND
Project: NATHANIEL B. PALMER CRUISE: NBP96-5
Funding: NSF
Survey Departure Date (yyyymmdd): 19961111
Port of Departure: ICE EDGE
Survey Arrival Date (yyyymmdd): 19961130
Port of Arrival: LYTTELTON, NEW ZEALAND
Navigation Instrumentation: P-CODE GPS
Geodetic Datum/Position: SATELLITE
Bathymetry Instrumentation: BATHY SUB-BOTTOM 3.5KHZCHIRP,SEABEAM 12K
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: -45
Bottommost Latitude: -78
Leftmost Longitude: 168
Rightmost Longitude: -169
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
Additional Documentation: DATA PROCESSED BY ANTARCTIC SUPPORT ASSOCIATES/RAYTHEON POLAR SERVICES.
Number of Data Records: 23190
Min/Max Data Record:
Date: 1996 11 12
Latitude: -77.09368
Longitude: -179.99930
Observed Gravity: 9806493
Free-Air Anomaly: -0526
Min/Max Data Record:
Date: 1996 11 28
Latitude: -45.44771
Longitude: +179.99910
Observed Gravity: 9829837
Free-Air Anomaly: +0795