Survey Identifier: VLCN03MV
Format Acronym: MGD77
Data Center File Number: 15020080
Parameters Surveyed Code: 51131
File Creation Date (yyyymmdd): 19811016
Source Institution: SCRIPPS INSTITUTION OF OCEANOGRAPHY
Country: USA
Platform Name: R/V MELVILLE
Platform Type Code: 1
Platform Type: SHIP
Chief Scientist(s): KULM L.D.
Project: VULCAN LEG 3 <NSF OCE77-23258>
Survey Departure Date (yyyymmdd): 19801105
Port of Departure: ANTOFAGASTA,CHILE
Survey Arrival Date (yyyymmdd): 19801110
Port of Arrival: VALPARAISO,CHILE
Navigation Instrumentation: SATNAV,AUTO LOG GYRO+2D DOPPLER SPD LOG
Geodetic Datum/Position: LINEAR INTERP.BETWEEN ADJACENT FIXES
Bathymetry Instrumentation: 3.5KHZ/PDR RECORDER/WIDE BEAM
Additional Forms of Bathymetric Data: PUNCHED CARDS
Topmost Latitude of Survey: -23
Bottommost Latitude: -33
Leftmost Longitude: -073
Rightmost Longitude: -070
General Digitizing Rate of Bathymetry: 050
General Sampling Rate of Bathymetry: 1SECONDSWEEP
Assumed Sound Velocity: 14630
Bathymetric Datum Code: 00
Interpolation Scheme: 5 MINUTE INTERVAL
Number of Data Records: 1349
Min/Max Data Record:
Date: 1980 11 05
Latitude: -32.92240
Longitude: -72.88761
Bathymetry, 2- Way Traveltime: 001750
Bathymetry, Corrected Depth: 131.0
Min/Max Data Record:
Date: 1980 11 10
Latitude: -23.64280
Longitude: -70.40460
Bathymetry, 2- Way Traveltime: 105000
Bathymetry, Corrected Depth: 8018.0