Survey Identifier: PLDS02MV
Format Acronym: MGD77
Data Center File Number: 15020047
Parameters Surveyed Code: 55131
File Creation Date (yyyymmdd): 19791106
Source Institution: SCRIPPS INSTITUTION OF OCEANOGRAPHY
Country: USA
Platform Name: R/V MELVILLE
Platform Type Code: 1
Platform Type: SHIP
Chief Scientist(s): CORLISS J., VON HERZEN R.
Project: PLEIADES LEG 2
Survey Departure Date (yyyymmdd): 19760614
Port of Departure: BALBOA,C.Z.
Survey Arrival Date (yyyymmdd): 19760711
Port of Arrival: BALBOA
Navigation Instrumentation: SATNAV,AUTO LOG GYRO+2D DOPPLER SPD LOG
Geodetic Datum/Position: LINEAR INTERP.BETWEEN ADJACENT FIXES
Bathymetry Instrumentation: 3.5KHZ/GIFFT RECORDER/WIDE BEAM
Additional Forms of Bathymetric Data: ANALOGUE RECORDS,PUNCHED CARDS
Magnetics Instrumentation: VARIAN MFD PROTON PRECESSION MOD 4970
Additional Forms of Magnetics Data: ANAL.RECORDS,CARDS
Topmost Latitude of Survey: +09
Bottommost Latitude: +00
Leftmost Longitude: -087
Rightmost Longitude: -079
General Digitizing Rate of Bathymetry: 050
General Sampling Rate of Bathymetry: 1SECONDSWEEP
Assumed Sound Velocity: 14630
Bathymetric Datum Code: 00
Interpolation Scheme: 5 MINUTE INTERVAL
General Digitizing Rate of Magnetics: 050
General Sampling Rate of Magnetics: 06
Reference Field Code: 03
Reference Field: IGRF 1965
Method of Applying Residual Field: LIN. INTERP.POINTS WITHIN ONE DEGREE SQUARE
Number of Data Records: 7895
Min/Max Data Record:
Date: 1976 06 14
Latitude: +0.37550
Longitude: -86.26560
Bathymetry, 2- Way Traveltime: 000695
Bathymetry, Corrected Depth: 52.0
Magnetics Total Field, 1st Sensor: 320130
Magnetics Residual Field: -07410
Min/Max Data Record:
Date: 1976 07 11
Latitude: +8.95620
Longitude: -79.45110
Bathymetry, 2- Way Traveltime: 053995
Bathymetry, Corrected Depth: 4047.0
Magnetics Total Field, 1st Sensor: 370000
Magnetics Residual Field: +04490