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Field Activity Details for field activity O371NP

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AKA: O-3-71-NP, POL7103, PACO-71-XA

Other ID: none

Status: Completed

Organization(s): USGS, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Funding Program(s):

Principal Investigator(s): P. Beringer

Affiliate Investigator(s): F. Naugler, J. Wageman

Information Specialist(s):

Data Type(s): Electro-Magnetic: Gravity, Electro-Magnetic: Magnetics, Location-Elevation: Navigation, Seismics: Sparker, Sonar: Single Beam

Scientific Purpose/Goals:

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location:

End Port/Location:

Start Date: 1971-04-05

End Date: 1971-06-25

Equipment Used: magnetometer, gravity, LoranA, LoranC, transitsatellite, Sparker, sparker, bathymetry

Information to be Derived:

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: physical holdings NOAA/POL data

Staff:

Affiliate Staff:

Notes: FAN created 11/20/2018 from InfoBank
NGDC overview:
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DATA COLLECTION OVERVIEW (use NGDC GEODAS CD to retrieve data)

MCG Data Collection ID --- O371NP
Institution Data Collection ID --- POL7103
NGDC ID --- 03040055
Funding --- NOAA
Project, Cruise & Leg --- RP-1-71 NE PACIFIC GEOPHYSICAL STUDY
Study region --- +60.00000,+21.00000,-170.00000,-125.00000
Chief Scientist(s) --- NAUGLER,F. AND WAGEMAN,J.
Name of vessel --- OCEANOGRAPHER (surface ship)
Date field data collection started --- 04/05/71 SEATTLE,UNITED STATES
Date field data collection ended --- 06/25/71 HONOLULU,UNITED STATES
Parameters surveyed ---
Bathymetry: surveyed, contained in data file
Magnetics: surveyed, contained in data file
Gravity: surveyed, contained in data file
High-resolution seismics: surveyed, but not contained in data file
Deep penetration seismics: (unspecified)
Format ---

(I1,A8,F5.2,4I2,F5.3,F8.5,F9.5,I1,F6.4,F6.1,I2,i1,3F6.1,I1,F5.1,F6.0,F7.1,F6.1,F5.1,A8,4I1)
Date of data input to NGDC --- 02/07/80
Contributing institution --- NOAA/POL
Country --- UNITED STATES

Navigation instrumentation --- SATELLITE (AN/SR-9)/ LORAN A/ LORAN C
Position determination method --- DECCA SEAFIX/SATELLITE NAVIGATION

Bathymetry instrumentation --- EDO-248A/ EDO-33A PBR/ RAYTHEON
PTR-105
Additional forms of bathymetric data --- (unspecified)
General rate of bathymetry in file --- 6.7 minutes
General collection rate of bathymetry --- (unspecified)
Assumed sound velocity --- (unspecified)
Bathymetric datum code --- No correction applied (sea level)
Bathmetry interpolation scheme --- (unspecified)

Magnetics instrumentation --- VARIAN V-4937
Additional forms of magnetics data --- ANALOG RECORDS
General rate of magnetics in file --- 6.6 minutes
General collection rate of magnetics --- 3 seconds
Magnetic sensor tow distance --- (unspecified)
Magnetic sensor depth --- (unspecified)
Two sensor horizontal separation --- (unspecified)
Residual magnetics reference field --- IGRF-65
Method of applying residual field --- (unspecified)

Gravity instrumentation --- GRAF ASKANIA GSS2-22
Additional forms of gravity data --- ANALOG RECORDS
General rate of gravity in file --- 6.7 minutes
General collection rate of gravity --- (unspecified)
Theoretical gravity formula --- (unspecified)
Reference system --- (unspecified)
Corrections applied --- (unspecified)
Starting land tie --- (unspecified)
Ending land tie --- (unspecified)

Seismic instrumentation --- BOLT-40 cu/ IN AIR GUN-SEE ADD DOC 22
Formats of seismic data --- ANALOG RECORDS

Notes ---
LEG 1: SEATTLE-HONOLULU 710331-710428
LEG 3: KODIAK-SITKA 710601-710612
LEG 4: SITKA-KODIAK 710613-710626
RIX K-4 AIR COMPRESS./SPARKER ARRAY/ DEL SPARKER POWER UNIT/ CM HYDROPHONE
STREAMER/ AQUADYNE HYDROPHONE STREAMER/ EDO PBR RECORDER R-333-11/ DELNORTE
TECH.INC.AMPLIFIER-501 GRAV.ANOMOLY SIGNS REPAIRED 870106,OTHER PARS UNCHNGD.

Location:

Northern Pacific

Boundaries
North: 61.82572932 South: 39.23225314 West: -174.2387077 East: -122.69640124

Platform(s):


Oceanographer

Publications

Portals/Viewers

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
magnetometer --- Magnetics
gravity --- Gravity
LoranA --- Navigation
LoranC --- Navigation
transitsatellite --- Navigation
Sparker --- Sparker
sparker --- Sparker
bathymetry --- Single Beam

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