Survey Identifier: PLTO03MV


Format Acronym: MGD77
Data Center File Number: 15020124
Parameters Surveyed Code: 55131
File Creation Date (yyyymmdd): 19820324
Source Institution: SCRIPPS INSTITUTION OF OCEANOGRAPHY
Country: USA
Platform Name: R/V MELVILLE
Platform Type Code: 1
Platform Type: SHIP
Chief Scientist(s): WEISS,R.
Project: PLUTO LEG 3 <NSF OCE80-24472>
Survey Departure Date (yyyymmdd): 19811010
Port of Departure: PUNTARENAS,COSTA RICA
Survey Arrival Date (yyyymmdd): 19811031
Port of Arrival: MANZANILLO,MEXICO
Navigation Instrumentation: SATNAV,AUTO LOG GYRO+2D DOPPLER SPD LOG
Geodetic Datum/Position: LINEAR INTERP.BETWEEN ADJACENT FIXES
Bathymetry Instrumentation: 3.5-12KHZ/EDO 550A RECORDERS/WIDE BEAM
Additional Forms of Bathymetric Data: ANAL.RECORDS,CARDS,35MMFILM
Magnetics Instrumentation: VARIAN MFD PROTON PRECESSION MOD 4970
Additional Forms of Magnetics Data: ANAL.RECORDS,CARDS
Topmost Latitude of Survey: +19
Bottommost Latitude: +06
Leftmost Longitude: -105
Rightmost Longitude: -084
General Digitizing Rate of Bathymetry: 050
General Sampling Rate of Bathymetry: 1SECONDSWEEP
Assumed Sound Velocity: 15000
Bathymetric Datum Code: 00
Interpolation Scheme: 5 MINUTE INTERVAL
General Digitizing Rate of Magnetics: 050
General Sampling Rate of Magnetics: 06
Reference Field Code: 04
Reference Field: IGRF 1975
Method of Applying Residual Field: LIN. INTERP.POINTS WITHIN ONE DEGREE SQUARE
Number of Data Records: 6031

Min/Max Data Record:
Date: 1981 10 10
Latitude: +6.51340
Longitude: -104.47559
Bathymetry, 2- Way Traveltime: 000900
Bathymetry, Corrected Depth: 68.0
Magnetics Total Field, 1st Sensor: 352510
Magnetics Residual Field: -06260

Min/Max Data Record:
Date: 1981 10 31
Latitude: +18.67520
Longitude: -84.88970
Bathymetry, 2- Way Traveltime: 051450
Bathymetry, Corrected Depth: 3853.0
Magnetics Total Field, 1st Sensor: 397040
Magnetics Residual Field: +05320