Survey Identifier: PROT08MV


Format Acronym: MGD77
Data Center File Number: 15020094
Parameters Surveyed Code: 33131
File Creation Date (yyyymmdd): 19840624
Source Institution: SCRIPPS INSTITUTION OF OCEANOGRAPHY
Country: USA
Platform Name: R/V MELVILLE
Platform Type Code: 1
Platform Type: SHIP
Chief Scientist(s): NONE
Project: PROTEA LEG 8 <NSF OCE83-17741>
Survey Departure Date (yyyymmdd): 19840410
Port of Departure: VALPARAISO,CHILE
Survey Arrival Date (yyyymmdd): 19840423
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,35MMFILM
Magnetics Instrumentation: VARIAN MFD PROTON PRECESSION MOD 4970
Additional Forms of Magnetics Data: ANALOGUE RECORDS
Topmost Latitude of Survey: +20
Bottommost Latitude: -34
Leftmost Longitude: -105
Rightmost Longitude: -071
General Digitizing Rate of Bathymetry: 000
General Sampling Rate of Bathymetry: 2SECONDSWEEP
Assumed Sound Velocity: 14630
Bathymetric Datum Code: 00
Interpolation Scheme: 5 MINUTE INTERVAL
General Digitizing Rate of Magnetics: 000
General Sampling Rate of Magnetics: 06
Reference Field Code: 80
Reference Field: IGRF 1980
Method of Applying Residual Field: LIN. INTERP.POINTS WITHIN ONE DEGREE SQUARE
Number of Data Records: 3788

Min/Max Data Record:
Date: 1984 04 10
Latitude: -33.03539
Longitude: -104.37360

Min/Max Data Record:
Date: 1984 04 23
Latitude: +19.08190
Longitude: -71.61931