Survey Identifier: SHACK_75
Format Acronym: MGD77
Data Center File Number: 19050017
Parameters Surveyed Code: 50013
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): P.BARKER
Project: BIRMINGHAM UNIV. CRUISE, LEGS 1 - 4
Funding: NERC
Survey Departure Date (yyyymmdd): 19751106
Port of Departure: DURBAN
Survey Arrival Date (yyyymmdd): 19760313
Port of Arrival: PUNTA ARENAS
Navigation Instrumentation: MAGNAVOX MX/702C/HP
Geodetic Datum/Position: SATNAV
Bathymetry Instrumentation: PES
Additional Forms of Bathymetric Data: ANALOGUE RECORDS
Magnetics Instrumentation: PROTON MAG. (VARIAN)
Additional Forms of Magnetics Data: ANALOGUE RECORDS
Gravity Instrumentation: LACOSTE ROMBERG S40
Additional Forms of Gravity Data: ANALOGUE RECORDS
Topmost Latitude of Survey: -30
Bottommost Latitude: -63
Leftmost Longitude: -075
Rightmost Longitude: 032
General Digitizing Rate of Bathymetry: 050
Bathymetric Datum Code: 00
General Digitizing Rate of Magnetics: 010
Reference Field Code: 88
Reference Field: DGRF C
Method of Applying Residual Field: ALCULATED AT EACH POINT
General Digitizing Rate of Gravity: 050
Theoretical Gravity Formula Code: 3
Theoretical Gravity Formula: IAG SYSTEM 1967
Reference System Code: 3
Reference System: IGSN 71
Number of Data Records: 136188
Min/Max Data Record:
Date: 1975 11 06
Latitude: -62.39300
Longitude: -74.99790
Bathymetry, Corrected Depth: 22.0
Min/Max Data Record:
Date: 1976 03 11
Latitude: -30.09490
Longitude: +31.10130
Bathymetry, Corrected Depth: 5459.0