Field Activity V664NP

Identifier V664NP
Alternate names V2006
Also known as V-6-64-NP, V-06-64-NP, V2006, Cruise_20_leg_6
Location Northern Pacific
Summary scanned microfilm on FAD
Comments NGDC overview: DATA COLLECTION OVERVIEW (use NGDC GEODAS CD to retrieve data) MCG Data Collection ID --- V664NP Institution Data Collection ID --- V2006 NGDC ID --- 01030055 Funding --- (unspecified) Project, Cruise & Leg --- CRUISE 20, LEG 6 Study region --- +56.00000,+28.00000,+139.00000,-177.00000 Chief Scientist(s) --- W. LUDWIG Name of vessel --- VEMA (surface ship) Date field data collection started --- 05/27/64 MIDWAY ISLAND Date field data collection ended --- 06/23/64 TOKYO, JAPAN 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: surveyed, but not contained in data file 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 --- 07/03/89 Contributing institution --- LAMONT-DOHERTY GEOLOGICAL OBSERVATORY Country --- U.S.A. Navigation instrumentation --- SEXTANT Position determination method --- DEAD RECKONING Bathymetry instrumentation --- (SEE ADD. DOC./18) Additional forms of bathymetric data --- ANALOG RECORDS General rate of bathymetry in file --- 6.0 minutes General collection rate of bathymetry --- ONE SECOND Assumed sound velocity --- 1463.0 m/sec Bathymetric datum code --- No correction applied (sea level) Bathmetry interpolation scheme --- NONE Magnetics instrumentation --- L-DGO MFG. PROTON-PRECESSION Additional forms of magnetics data --- ANALOG RECORDS General rate of magnetics in file --- 6.0 minutes General collection rate of magnetics --- 6 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 --- LINEAR INTERPOLATION BETWEEN NAV. PTS. Gravity instrumentation --- GRAF-ASKANIA GSS2-12 Additional forms of gravity data --- ANALOG RECORDS General rate of gravity in file --- 10.0 minutes General collection rate of gravity --- (unspecified) Theoretical gravity formula --- International 1930 Reference system --- Potsdam system Corrections applied --- (unspecified) Starting land tie --- (unspecified) Ending land tie --- (unspecified) Seismic instrumentation --- L-DGO 25CU.IN.AIRGUN, EEL,DRUM RECORDER Formats of seismic data --- TWO, 2-CHANNEL SHEET RECORDS Notes --- 06 - 12 KHZ, WIDE BEAM (60 DEG),1 SECOND SWEEP
Projects
Platform
Vema
Vehicles
None
Itinerary
Start (port not specified) 1964-06-04
End (port not specified) 1964-06-07
Bounds
West 176.70932144
East -177.58267075
North 53.37369982
South 51.38706375

Personnel

Organization
Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory(LDEO)
Pallisades, NY
Affiliate principal W. Ludwig, Lamont-Doherty

Data types and categories

Data category: Sonar
Data type: Single Beam

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
echosounder Single Beam 1

Datasets

Datasets produced in this activity

Dataset name Equipment Description Dataset contact
V-6-64-NP_153831 echosounder data on FAD Carol A Reiss

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity