Survey Identifier: NBP99-9
Format Acronym: MGD77
Data Center File Number: 88010049
Parameters Surveyed Code: 50000
File Creation Date (yyyymmdd): 19991220
Source Institution: ANTARCTIC PACK ICE SEALS CRUISE
Country: USA
Platform Name: NATHANIEL B. PALMER
Platform Type Code: 1
Platform Type: SHIP
Chief Scientist(s): JOHN BENGTSON
Project: NATHANIEL B. PALMER CRUISE: NBP99-9
Funding: NSF
Survey Departure Date (yyyymmdd): 19991220
Port of Departure: LYTTELTON NEW ZEALAND
Survey Arrival Date (yyyymmdd): 20000210
Port of Arrival: MCMURDO STATION ANARCTICA
Navigation Instrumentation: P-CODE GPS
Geodetic Datum/Position: SATELLITE
Bathymetry Instrumentation: BATHY SUBBOTTOM3.5KHZCHIRP SEABEAM 12KHZ
Additional Forms of Bathymetric Data: NONE
Magnetics Instrumentation: NONE
Additional Forms of Magnetics Data: NONE
Gravity Instrumentation: NONE
Additional Forms of Gravity Data: NONE
Formats of Seismic Data: DIGITAL
Topmost Latitude of Survey: -43
Bottommost Latitude: -79
Leftmost Longitude: 172
Rightmost Longitude: -127
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
Additional Documentation: BATHY 2000 DATA USED FOR BATHYMETRY
Number of Data Records: 71364
Min/Max Data Record:
Date: 1999 12 20
Latitude: -78.47946
Longitude: -179.99906
Bathymetry, Corrected Depth: 16.7
Min/Max Data Record:
Date: 2000 02 07
Latitude: -43.56728
Longitude: +179.99716
Bathymetry, Corrected Depth: 5505.6