Survey Identifier: S2A79SC
Format Acronym: MGD77
Data Center File Number: 06110031
Parameters Surveyed Code: 05500
File Creation Date (yyyymmdd): 19870609
Source Institution: USGS Branch of Pacific Marine Geology
Country: United States
Platform Name: Sea Sounder
Platform Type Code: 1
Platform Type: SHIP
Chief Scientist(s): Gary Greene
Project: S2a79SC
Survey Departure Date (yyyymmdd): 19790407
Port of Departure: LV SAN DIEGO, CA
Survey Arrival Date (yyyymmdd): 19790417
Port of Arrival: AR AVALON, CATALINA IS
Navigation Instrumentation: SATELLITE NAVIGATION MINIRANGER RADAR-BR
Geodetic Datum/Position: IDGE INTEGRATED NAV. SYSTEM
Bathymetry Instrumentation: 12 KHZ BATHYMETRY 3.5 KHZ BATHYMETRY
Magnetics Instrumentation: MAGNETOMETER
Seismic Instrumentation: 160 KJ SPARKER SYSTEM
Topmost Latitude of Survey: +34
Bottommost Latitude: +32
Leftmost Longitude: -120
Rightmost Longitude: -117
General Digitizing Rate of Magnetics: 11
General Digitizing Rate of Gravity: 12
Number of Data Records: 13226
Min/Max Data Record:
Date: 1979 04 07
Latitude: +32.53618
Longitude: -119.01652
Magnetics Total Field, 1st Sensor: 485930
Magnetics Residual Field: -04550
Observed Gravity: 9794397
Free-Air Anomaly: -1572
Min/Max Data Record:
Date: 1979 04 17
Latitude: +33.74402
Longitude: -117.23590
Magnetics Total Field, 1st Sensor: 495676
Magnetics Residual Field: +04891
Observed Gravity: 9796697
Free-Air Anomaly: +0525