Survey Identifier: VLCN05MV


Format Acronym: MGD77
Data Center File Number: 15020082
Parameters Surveyed Code: 55133
File Creation Date (yyyymmdd): 19820527
Source Institution: SCRIPPS INSTITUTION OF OCEANOGRAPHY
Country: USA
Platform Name: R/V MELVILLE
Platform Type Code: 1
Platform Type: SHIP
Chief Scientist(s): DICK H.,LAWVER L.
Project: VULCAN LEG 5 <NSF OCE77-23258&80-24472>
Survey Departure Date (yyyymmdd): 19801201
Port of Departure: VALPARAISO,CHILE
Survey Arrival Date (yyyymmdd): 19810111
Port of Arrival: PUNTA ARENAS,CHILE
Navigation Instrumentation: SATNAV,AUTO LOG GYRO+2D DOPPLER SPD LOG
Geodetic Datum/Position: LINEAR INTERP.BETWEEN ADJACENT FIXES
Bathymetry Instrumentation: 3.5-12KHZ/WIDE(60DEG)BEAM
Additional Forms of Bathymetric Data: PUNCH CARDS, 35MM MICROFILM
Magnetics Instrumentation: VARIAN MFD PROTON PRECESSION MOD 4970
Additional Forms of Magnetics Data: PUNCHED CARDS
Seismic Instrumentation: 20TO300CU.IN.AIRGUN,DIGITAL 1 CHANNEL
Formats of Seismic Data: 35MM MICROFILM
Topmost Latitude of Survey: -32
Bottommost Latitude: -61
Leftmost Longitude: -077
Rightmost Longitude: -003
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
General Digitizing Rate of Magnetics: 050
General Sampling Rate of Magnetics: 06
Reference Field Code: 04
Reference Field: IGRF 1975
Method of Applying Residual Field: LIN. INTERP.POINTS WITHIN ONE DEGREE SQUARE
Number of Data Records: 11968

Min/Max Data Record:
Date: 1980 12 01
Latitude: -60.03800
Longitude: -76.05820
Bathymetry, 2- Way Traveltime: 001175
Bathymetry, Corrected Depth: 88.0
Magnetics Total Field, 1st Sensor: 304250
Magnetics Residual Field: -07020

Min/Max Data Record:
Date: 1981 01 11
Latitude: -32.96610
Longitude: -3.91480
Bathymetry, 2- Way Traveltime: 104150
Bathymetry, Corrected Depth: 7893.0
Magnetics Total Field, 1st Sensor: 354850
Magnetics Residual Field: +05710