Survey Identifier: ODP159JR
Format Acronym: MGD77
Data Center File Number: 23060062
Parameters Surveyed Code: 55133
File Creation Date (yyyymmdd): 19960117
Source Institution: OCEAN DRILLING PROGRAM/TEXAS A&M
Country: USA
Platform Name: D/V JOIDES RESOLUTION
Platform Type Code: 1
Platform Type: SHIP
Chief Scientist(s): J. MASCLE, G.P. LOWMAN, P. CLIFT
Project: OCEAN DRILLING PROGRAM LEG 159
Funding: NSF + ODP MEMBERS
Survey Departure Date (yyyymmdd): 19950103
Port of Departure: DAKAR, SENEGAL
Survey Arrival Date (yyyymmdd): 19950302
Port of Arrival: LAS PALMAS, CANARY ISLANDS
Navigation Instrumentation: MX1107 GPS
Geodetic Datum/Position: GPS FIXES AT 1 SEC INTERVALS
Bathymetry Instrumentation: PDR-105B
Additional Forms of Bathymetric Data: ANALOG RECORDS AND MICROFILM
Magnetics Instrumentation: EGG 801
Additional Forms of Magnetics Data: ANALOG RECORDS AND MICROFILM
Gravity Instrumentation: NONE COLLECTED
Seismic Instrumentation: WATER GUNS
Formats of Seismic Data: ANALOG RECORDS AND MICROFILM
Topmost Latitude of Survey: +23
Bottommost Latitude: +03
Leftmost Longitude: -018
Rightmost Longitude: -003
General Digitizing Rate of Bathymetry: 050
General Sampling Rate of Bathymetry: 1/SECOND
Assumed Sound Velocity: 1500
Bathymetric Datum Code: 00
General Digitizing Rate of Magnetics: 010
General Sampling Rate of Magnetics: 06
Magnetic Sensor Tow Distance: 0450
Sensor Depth: 00100
Horizontal Sensor Separation: 000
Reference Field Code: 00
Reference Field: Unused
Additional Documentation: ORIGINAL RECORDS ARCHIVED AT OPD, NAVIGATION DATA COLLECTED USING NEW NAVIGATION SOFTWARE, NOTE: MGD77 FILE CREATED FROM WINFROG RAW FILES USING WF2MGD77 V1.0
Number of Data Records: 19666
Min/Max Data Record:
Date: 1995 02 07
Latitude: +3.25100
Longitude: -17.79621
Bathymetry, 2- Way Traveltime: 000573
Bathymetry, Corrected Depth: 43.0
Magnetics Total Field, 1st Sensor: 303470
Min/Max Data Record:
Date: 1995 02 28
Latitude: +22.22385
Longitude: -3.04848
Bathymetry, 2- Way Traveltime: 059160
Bathymetry, Corrected Depth: 4449.0
Magnetics Total Field, 1st Sensor: 352920