Survey Identifier: NBP97-6B

Format Acronym: MGD77
Data Center File Number: 88010033
Parameters Surveyed Code: 50000
File Creation Date (yyyymmdd): 19971004
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: NBP97-6b
Funding: NSF
Survey Departure Date (yyyymmdd): 19970927
Port of Departure: PUNTA ARENAS CHILE
Survey Arrival Date (yyyymmdd): 19971004
Port of Arrival: PUNTA ARENAS CHILE
Navigation Instrumentation: P-CODE GPS
Geodetic Datum/Position: SATELLITE
Bathymetry Instrumentation: NONE
Additional Forms of Bathymetric Data: NONE
Magnetics Instrumentation: NONE
Additional Forms of Magnetics Data: NONE
Gravity Instrumentation: NONE
Additional Forms of Gravity Data: NONE
Seismic Instrumentation: NONE
Topmost Latitude of Survey: -53
Bottommost Latitude: -65
Leftmost Longitude: -067
Rightmost Longitude: -057
General Digitizing Rate of Bathymetry: 012
Additional Documentation: DATA PROCESSED BY ANTARCTIC SUPPORT ASSOCIATES/RAYTHEON POLAR SERVICES. TRANSIT
Number of Data Records: 8688

Min/Max Data Record:
Date: 1997 09 27
Latitude: -64.97624
Longitude: -66.48720
Bathymetry, Corrected Depth: 404.4

Min/Max Data Record:
Date: 1997 10 04
Latitude: -53.66690
Longitude: -57.12070
Bathymetry, Corrected Depth: 4997.2