Survey Identifier: SHACK_80
Format Acronym: MGD77
Data Center File Number: 19050018
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,
Funding: NERC
Survey Departure Date (yyyymmdd): 19791201
Port of Departure: RIO DA JANEIRO
Survey Arrival Date (yyyymmdd): 19800323
Port of Arrival: RIO DA JANEIRO
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 (S86)
Additional Forms of Gravity Data: ANALOGUE RECORDS
Topmost Latitude of Survey: -47
Bottommost Latitude: -66
Leftmost Longitude: -058
Rightmost Longitude: -023
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: 92579
Min/Max Data Record:
Date: 1980 12 09
Latitude: -65.11180
Longitude: -57.93480
Bathymetry, Corrected Depth: 25.0
Min/Max Data Record:
Date: 1981 03 16
Latitude: -47.94890
Longitude: -23.29450
Bathymetry, Corrected Depth: 8006.0