Survey Identifier: NBP97-4A
Format Acronym: MGD77
Data Center File Number: 88010031
Parameters Surveyed Code: 55000
File Creation Date (yyyymmdd): 19970607
Source Institution: NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Country: USA
Platform Name: NATHANIEL B. PALMER
Platform Type Code: 1
Platform Type: SHIP
Chief Scientist(s): NONE
Project: NATHANIEL B. PALMER CRUISE: NBP97-4a
Funding: NSF
Survey Departure Date (yyyymmdd): 19970520
Port of Departure: AUCKLAND NEW ZEALAND
Survey Arrival Date (yyyymmdd): 19970607
Port of Arrival: TALCAHUANO CHILE
Navigation Instrumentation: P-CODE GPS
Geodetic Datum/Position: SATELLITE
Bathymetry Instrumentation: ODEC BATHY 2000 SUB-BOTTOM 3.5 KHZ CHIRP
Additional Forms of Bathymetric Data: NONE
Magnetics Instrumentation: PROTON MAG
Additional Forms of Magnetics Data: NONE
Gravity Instrumentation: NONE
Additional Forms of Gravity Data: NONE
Seismic Instrumentation: NONE
Topmost Latitude of Survey: -36
Bottommost Latitude: -38
Leftmost Longitude: 175
Rightmost Longitude: -074
General Digitizing Rate of Bathymetry: 010
General Sampling Rate of Bathymetry: 1/MINUTE
Assumed Sound Velocity: 1500
Bathymetric Datum Code: 00
Interpolation Scheme: 1-MINUTE INTERVAL
General Digitizing Rate of Magnetics: 1.0
General Sampling Rate of Magnetics: 06
Magnetic Sensor Tow Distance: 0250
Reference Field Code: 12
Additional Documentation: DATA PROCESSED BY ANTARCTIC SUPPORT ASSOCIATES/RAYTHEON POLAR SERVICES. TRANSIT
Number of Data Records: 25145
Min/Max Data Record:
Date: 1997 05 20
Latitude: -37.74772
Longitude: -179.99780
Bathymetry, Corrected Depth: 73.7
Magnetics Total Field, 1st Sensor: 265496
Magnetics Residual Field: -06096
Min/Max Data Record:
Date: 1997 06 06
Latitude: -36.32981
Longitude: +179.99740
Bathymetry, Corrected Depth: 6001.4
Magnetics Total Field, 1st Sensor: 541096
Magnetics Residual Field: +09468