Survey Identifier: STA179B


Format Acronym: MGD77
Data Center File Number: 19110002
Parameters Surveyed Code: 55511
File Creation Date (yyyymmdd): 19850206
Source Institution: INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHIC SCIENCES, UK
Country: UNITED KINGDOM
Platform Name: STARELLA
Platform Type Code: 1
Platform Type: SHIP
Chief Scientist(s): D. ROBERTS
Project: STARELLA CRUISE 1/79 PART B
Funding: N.E.R.C.
Survey Departure Date (yyyymmdd): 19791003
Port of Departure: HULL, ENGLAND
Survey Arrival Date (yyyymmdd): 19791018
Port of Arrival: WOODS HOLE, U.S.A.
Navigation Instrumentation: SATELLITE
Geodetic Datum/Position: PRIME SAT
Bathymetry Instrumentation: PRECISION ECHO SOUNDER - IOS MK 3
Additional Forms of Bathymetric Data: ANALOGUE
Magnetics Instrumentation: BARINGER PROTON PRECESSION
Additional Forms of Magnetics Data: ANALOGUE
Gravity Instrumentation: LACOSTE AND ROMBERG S84
Additional Forms of Gravity Data: ANALOGUE
Topmost Latitude of Survey: +67
Bottommost Latitude: +40
Leftmost Longitude: -068
Rightmost Longitude: -023
General Digitizing Rate of Bathymetry: 060
General Sampling Rate of Bathymetry: 2/SEC
Assumed Sound Velocity: 15000
Bathymetric Datum Code: 00
Interpolation Scheme: NONE
General Digitizing Rate of Magnetics: 020
General Sampling Rate of Magnetics: 02
Magnetic Sensor Tow Distance: 250
Reference Field Code: 04
Reference Field: IGRF-75
Method of Applying Residual Field: LINEAR INTERPOLATION PER DEGREE SQUARE
General Digitizing Rate of Gravity: 060
General Sampling Rate of Gravity: 00
Theoretical Gravity Formula Code: 3
Theoretical Gravity Formula: IAG SYSTEM 1967
Reference System Code: 3
Reference System: IGSN71
Corrections Applied: CROSS COUPLING + EOTVOS
Departure Base Station Gravity: 9813793
Departure Base Station Description: HULL ALEXANDRA QUAY ENTRANCE
Arrival Base Station Gravity: 9803115
Arrival Base Station Description: WOODS HOLE NEW DOCK
Additional Documentation: HULL GRAVITY BASE UK GRID REF TA 1233 2870 HYDROGRAPHIC DEPT
Number of Data Records: 10929

Min/Max Data Record:
Date: 1979 10 03
Latitude: +40.35850
Longitude: -67.51600
Bathymetry, Corrected Depth: 30.0
Magnetics Total Field, 1st Sensor: 526020
Magnetics Residual Field: -04310
Free-Air Anomaly: -3840

Min/Max Data Record:
Date: 1979 10 18
Latitude: +66.06750
Longitude: -23.44800
Bathymetry, Corrected Depth: 4179.0
Magnetics Total Field, 1st Sensor: 547860
Magnetics Residual Field: +07540
Free-Air Anomaly: +9410