- Title:
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Data of field activity A-3-75-SP in Noumea, New Caledonia,
Southern Pacific from 02/17/1975 to 02/25/1975
- Abstract:
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Office de la Recherche Scientifique et Technique d'Outre-Mer
(ORSTOM). Chief Scientist: Jean-Yves Collot. Data
(bathymetry, magnetics) of field activity A-3-75-SP in
Noumea, New Caledonia, Southern Pacific from 02/17/1975 to
02/25/1975,
<http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/a/a375sp/html/a-3-75-sp.meta.html>.
- Supplemental_Information:
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Equipment Used -
bathymetry
magnetics
Notes -
Orstom, BPA5, Noumea, New Caledonia
Similar information is available for thousands
of other USGS/CMG-related Activities.
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- How should this data set be cited?
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) <http://www.usgs.gov/>, Coastal and Marine Geology Program (CMGP) <http://marine.usgs.gov/>, 20130331, Data of field activity A-3-75-SP in Noumea, New Caledonia, Southern Pacific from 02/17/1975 to 02/25/1975: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) <http://www.usgs.gov>, Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG) <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov>, Menlo Park, CA.
Online Links:
- What geographic area does the data set cover?
- West_Bounding_Coordinate: 165.00031
- East_Bounding_Coordinate: 169.77710
- North_Bounding_Coordinate: -9.00110
- South_Bounding_Coordinate: -15.61000
- What does it look like?
- Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?
- Beginning_Date: 17-Feb-1975
- Ending_Date: 25-Feb-1975
- Currentness_Reference: ground condition
- What is the general form of this data set?
- How does the data set represent geographic features?
- How are geographic features stored in the data set?
- Indirect_Spatial_Reference: Noumea, New Caledonia, Southern Pacific
This is a Point data set.
It contains the following vector data types (SDTS terminology):
- What coordinate system is used to represent geographic features?
Horizontal positions are specified in geographic coordinates, that is, latitude and longitude.
Latitudes are given to the nearest 0.00001.
Longitudes are given to the nearest 0.00001.
Latitude and longitude values are specified in Decimal degrees.
The horizontal datum used is North American Datum of 1927.
The ellipsoid used is Clarke 1866.
The semi-major axis of the ellipsoid used is 6378206.4.
The flattening of the ellipsoid used is 1/294.98.
- Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:
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- Depth_System_Definition:
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- Depth_Datum_Name: Local surface
- Depth_Resolution: 0.1
- Depth_Distance_Units: meters
- Depth_Encoding_Method: Attribute values
- How does the data set describe geographic features?
- Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
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Bathymetry with Time Stamp <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/programs/html/definition/bath.html>
- Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
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Magnetics with Time Stamp <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/programs/html/definition/mag.html>
- Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
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Navigation with Time Stamp <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/programs/html/definition/nav.html>
- Who are the originators of the data set? (may include formal authors, digital compilers, and editors)
- Who also contributed to the data set?
Jean-Yves Collot (Chief Scientist)
- To whom should users address questions about the data?
These data and information are intended for science
researchers, students from elementary through
college, policy makers, and general public.
- From what previous works were the data drawn?
- How were the data generated, processed, and modified?
- Date: 05-Dec-1995 (process 1 of 3)
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Navigation Data
Converted to time format with year at start.
12/20/85 CAROLYN DRS$DATA:[COLLOT.M]A375SP.050;
DRB0:[DRS.REFMT]REFORMAT.EXE;5
Input was...
07/23/85 EDM DUA0:[DATA.FRENCH.M]AUS30075.050;
DUA0:[DATA.FRENCH]TEMP.EXE;
was AUS300.DAT, 1975, from Collot
Person who carried out this activity:
- Date: 23-Jul-2012 (process 2 of 3)
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Magnetics Data
07/23/2012 carolyn a-3-75-sp.220_050
Reprocessed using subroutines from Susan Macmillan's
IGRF SYNTHESIS PROGRAM <http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/IAGA/vmod/igrf11.f>
with IGRF-11 coeffiecients integrated into the source code.
/infobank/programs/mag/magred11/magred11.for
Using geodetic coordinate system (Earth shape approximated by spheriod)
with altitude 0.0 km (for sea level).
Input was...
infobank/a/a375sp/mag/a-3-75-sp.200_050
time/data style, multi-record, in caps, without tabs
temporal data
reformatted a-3-75-sp.230_050 to isolate observed value for reprocessing
10/31/1998 /lion/a/a375sp/mag/a-3-75-sp.230_050
/bear/programs/edit/automerge/automerge
Converted to time format with year at start.
12/20/85 CAROLYN DRS$DATA:[COLLOT.M]A375SP.230;
DRB0:[DRS.REFMT]REFORMAT.EXE;5
07/23/85 EDM DUA0:[DATA.FRENCH.M]AUS30075.200;
DUA0:[DATA.FRENCH]TEMP.EXE;
last field is tfm (total field magnetics) anomolies
was AUS300.DAT, 1975, from Collot
Converted to time format with year at start.
12/20/85 CAROLYN DRS$DATA:[COLLOT.M]A375SP.050;
DRB0:[DRS.REFMT]REFORMAT.EXE;5
07/23/85 EDM DUA0:[DATA.FRENCH.M]AUS30075.050;
DUA0:[DATA.FRENCH]TEMP.EXE;
was AUS300.DAT, 1975, from Collot
time, lat, long, time(sec) to nearest nav fix, data values
Person who carried out this activity:
- Date: 31-Oct-1998 (process 3 of 3)
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Bathymetry Data
10/31/1998 /lion/a/a375sp/bath/a-3-75-sp.300_050
/bear/programs/edit/automerge/automerge
Input was...
Converted to time format with year at start.
07/23/85 EDM DUA0:[DATA.FRENCH.B]AUS30075.300;
DUA0:[DATA.FRENCH]TEMP.EXE;
Input was...
Converted to time format with year at start.
12/20/85 CAROLYN DRS$DATA:[COLLOT.M]A375SP.050;
DRB0:[DRS.REFMT]REFORMAT.EXE;5
07/23/85 EDM DUA0:[DATA.FRENCH.M]AUS30075.050;
DUA0:[DATA.FRENCH]TEMP.EXE;
was AUS300.DAT, 1975, from Collot
time, lat, long, time(sec) to nearest nav fix, data values
Person who carried out this activity:
- What similar or related data should the user be aware of?
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) <http://www.usgs.gov>, Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG) <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov>, Unknown, USGS/CMG Information Bank <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/>: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) <http://www.usgs.gov> Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG) <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov>, Menlo Park, CA.
Online Links:
- How well have the observations been checked?
Identified as best available version.
- How accurate are the geographic locations?
Unspecified
- How accurate are the heights or depths?
Unspecified
- Where are the gaps in the data? What is missing?
Start and end date/times of data
Navigation Data (a-3-75-sp.050 [SINS])
YYYYMMDDHHMMSST YYYYMMDDHHMMSST
197502170440000 197502190515000
197502192140000 197502211535000
197502240920000 197502250200000
YYYYMMDDHHMMSST YYYYMMDDHHMMSST
Magnetics Data (a-3-75-sp.220_050)
YYYYMMDDHHMMSST YYYYMMDDHHMMSST
197502170440000 197502172035000
197502172045000 197502190515000
197502192140000 197502200315000
197502200450000 197502200800000
197502200820000 197502210020000
197502210030000 197502210530000
197502210545000 197502211535000
197502240920000 197502241630000
197502241910000 197502250055000
197502250110000 197502250200000
YYYYMMDDHHMMSST YYYYMMDDHHMMSST
Bathymetry Data (a-3-75-sp.300_050)
YYYYMMDDHHMMSST YYYYMMDDHHMMSST
197502170530000 197502170630000
197502170700000 197502170710000
197502170735000 197502170755000
197502171915000 197502172030000
197502172055000 197502172320000
197502180430000 197502182140000
197502182155000 197502190515000
197502192140000 197502200015000
197502200025000 197502200055000
197502200115000 197502200220000
197502200325000 197502200400000
197502200430000 197502200440000
197502200455000 197502201220000
197502201230000 197502210015000
197502210030000 197502210345000
197502210400000 197502210735000
197502210750000 197502211355000
197502211405000 197502211535000
197502240930000 197502241125000
197502241200000 197502241300000
197502241310000 197502241620000
YYYYMMDDHHMMSST YYYYMMDDHHMMSST
- How consistent are the relationships among the observations, including topology?
Unspecified
Are there legal restrictions on access or use of the data?
- Access_Constraints:
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Physical materials are under controlled on-site access.
If available, access to physical samples is described
in the "WR CMG Sample Distribution Policy" at:
<http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/programs/html/main/sample-dist-policy.html>
- Use_Constraints:
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Please recognize the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) as
the source of this information.
Physical materials are under controlled on-site access.
Some USGS information accessed through this means
may be preliminary in nature and presented without
the approval of the Director of the USGS. This
information is provided with the understanding
that it is not guaranteed to be correct or complete
and conclusions drawn from such information are
the responsibility of the user.
This information is not intended for navigational
purposes.
Any use of trade, firm, or product names is for
descriptive purposes only and does not imply
endorsement by the U.S. Government.
- Who distributes the data set? (Distributor 1 of 1)
- What's the catalog number I need to order this data set?
Downloadable Data A-3-75-SP data set <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/a/a375sp/html/a-3-75-sp.meta.html>
- What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read?
Please recognize the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) as
the source of this information.
Physical materials are under controlled on-site access.
Some USGS information accessed through this means
may be preliminary in nature and presented without
the approval of the Director of the USGS. This
information is provided with the understanding
that it is not guaranteed to be correct or complete
and conclusions drawn from such information are
the responsibility of the user.
This information is not intended for navigational
purposes.
Any use of trade, firm, or product names is for
descriptive purposes only and does not imply
endorsement by the U.S. Government.
- How can I download or order the data?
- Availability in digital form:
- Cost to order the data: None
- Dates:
- Last modified: 31-Mar-2013
- Metadata author:
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- Metadata standard:
- FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata <http://www.fgdc.gov/> (FGDC-STD-001-1998 <http://www.its.nbs.gov/nbs/meta/meta.html>)
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