Survey Identifier: SHACK_68
Format Acronym: MGD77
Data Center File Number: 19050015
Parameters Surveyed Code: 50113
File Creation Date (yyyymmdd): 19991207
Source Institution: BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY
Country: UNITED KINGDOM
Platform Name: RRS SHACKLETON
Platform Type Code: 1
Platform Type: SHIP
Chief Scientist(s): F.J.DAVEY
Funding: NERC
Survey Departure Date (yyyymmdd): 19661105
Survey Arrival Date (yyyymmdd): 19690412
Navigation Instrumentation: MAGNAVOX MX/702/HP
Geodetic Datum/Position: SATNAV
Bathymetry Instrumentation: ECHO SOUNDER (KELVIN HUGHES)
Additional Forms of Bathymetric Data: ANALOGUE RECORDS
Magnetics Instrumentation: PROTON MAG. (CAMBRIDGE CONSULTANTS)
Additional Forms of Magnetics Data: ANALOGUE RECORDS
Topmost Latitude of Survey: -51
Bottommost Latitude: -64
Leftmost Longitude: -071
Rightmost Longitude: -042
General Digitizing Rate of Bathymetry: 050
Bathymetric Datum Code: 00
General Digitizing Rate of Magnetics: 010
General Sampling Rate of Magnetics: 30
Reference Field Code: 88
Reference Field: DGRF C
Method of Applying Residual Field: ALCULATED AT EACH POINT
Number of Data Records: 48690
Min/Max Data Record:
Date: 1968 11 13
Latitude: -63.83270
Longitude: -70.78000
Bathymetry, Corrected Depth: 56.0
Min/Max Data Record:
Date: 1969 04 10
Latitude: -51.62100
Longitude: -42.02040
Bathymetry, Corrected Depth: 5833.0