Survey Identifier: PLDS04MV
Format Acronym: MGD77
Data Center File Number: 15020049
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): SPIESS F., GREENSLATE J.
Project: PLEIADES LEG 4
Survey Departure Date (yyyymmdd): 19760821
Port of Departure: HONOLULU
Survey Arrival Date (yyyymmdd): 19760923
Port of Arrival: SAN DIEGO
Navigation Instrumentation: SATNAV,AUTO LOG GYRO+2D DOPPLER SPD LOG
Geodetic Datum/Position: LINEAR INTERP.BETWEEN ADJACENT FIXES
Bathymetry Instrumentation: 3.5-12KHZ/GIFFT RECORDERS/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: +33
Bottommost Latitude: +03
Leftmost Longitude: -158
Rightmost Longitude: -117
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: 9654
Min/Max Data Record:
Date: 1976 08 21
Latitude: +3.94340
Longitude: -157.93130
Bathymetry, 2- Way Traveltime: 001600
Bathymetry, Corrected Depth: 120.0
Magnetics Total Field, 1st Sensor: 329350
Magnetics Residual Field: -03430
Min/Max Data Record:
Date: 1976 09 23
Latitude: +32.64310
Longitude: -117.23460
Bathymetry, 2- Way Traveltime: 082350
Bathymetry, Corrected Depth: 6237.0
Magnetics Total Field, 1st Sensor: 470380
Magnetics Residual Field: +06810