Survey Identifier: NBP97-5
Format Acronym: MGD77
Data Center File Number: 88010019
Parameters Surveyed Code: 50000
File Creation Date (yyyymmdd): 19970906
Source Institution: EARTH AND SPACE RESEARCH
Country: USA
Platform Name: NATHANIEL B. PALMER
Platform Type Code: 1
Platform Type: SHIP
Chief Scientist(s): ROBIN MUENCH
Project: NATHANIEL B. PALMER CRUISE: NBP97-5
Funding: NSF
Survey Departure Date (yyyymmdd): 19970801
Port of Departure: PUNTA ARENAS CHILE
Survey Arrival Date (yyyymmdd): 19970906
Port of Arrival: PUNTA ARENAS 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: LACOSTE & ROMBERG MARINE GRAVIMETER S-36
Additional Forms of Gravity Data: NONE
Formats of Seismic Data: DIGITAL
Topmost Latitude of Survey: -52
Bottommost Latitude: -65
Leftmost Longitude: -070
Rightmost Longitude: -039
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: 52882
Min/Max Data Record:
Date: 1997 08 01
Latitude: -64.26985
Longitude: -69.58631
Bathymetry, Corrected Depth: 28.7
Min/Max Data Record:
Date: 1997 09 06
Latitude: -52.35405
Longitude: -39.44360
Bathymetry, Corrected Depth: 5992.5