- Title:
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Geophysical data of field activity C-8-71-SP in Northeast
Australia, South Pacific from 07/20/1971 to 07/26/1971
- Abstract:
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Geophysical data (bathymetry, gravity, magnetics) of field
activity C-8-71-SP in Northeast Australia, South Pacific from
07/20/1971 to 07/26/1971,
<http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/c/c871sp/html/c-8-71-sp.meta.html>.
- Supplemental_Information:
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Equipment Used -
bathymetry
gravity
magnetics
Similar information is available for thousands
of other USGS/CMG-related Activities.
If known, available are Activity-specific
navigation, gravity, magnetics, bathymetry,
seismic, and sampling data; track maps; and
equipment information; as well as summary
overviews, crew lists, and information
about analog materials.
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>
Primary access to the USGS/CMG Information
Bank's digital data, analog data, and
metadata is provided through...
<http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/>
This page accomodates a variety of search
approaches (e.g., by platform, by region,
by scientist, by equipment type, etc.).
- 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, Geophysical data of field activity C-8-71-SP in Northeast Australia, South Pacific from 07/20/1971 to 07/26/1971: 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: 143.06210
- East_Bounding_Coordinate: 156.92126
- North_Bounding_Coordinate: -8.92536
- South_Bounding_Coordinate: -9.99951
- What does it look like?
- Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?
- Beginning_Date: 20-Jul-1971
- Ending_Date: 26-Jul-1971
- 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: Northeast Australia, South 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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Gravity with Time Stamp <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/programs/html/definition/grav.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?
- 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: 19-Jan-1996 (process 1 of 4)
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Navigation Data
Converted to time format with year at start.
03/03/86 KAYE DUA0:[DATA.<cruise_id>.N]<cruise_id>.050;
DRB0:[DRS.REFMT]REFORMAT.EXE;5
Extracted from data acquired from NGDC.
Person who carried out this activity:
- Date: 31-Oct-1998 (process 2 of 4)
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Gravity Data
10/31/1998 /lion/c/c871sp/grav/c-8-71-sp.160_050
/bear/programs/edit/automerge/automerge
Input was...
Converted to time format with year at start.
02/20/86 BARB DUA0:[DATA.<CRUISE_ID>.G]<CRUISE_ID>.160;
DRB0:[DRS.REFMT]REFORMAT.EXE;5
extracted from data acquired from NGDC
Input was...
Converted to time format with year at start.
03/03/86 KAYE DUA0:[DATA.<cruise_id>.N]<cruise_id>.050;
DRB0:[DRS.REFMT]REFORMAT.EXE;5
Extracted from data acquired from NGDC.
time, lat, long, time(sec) to nearest nav fix, data values
Person who carried out this activity:
- Date: 20-Jun-2012 (process 3 of 4)
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Magnetics Data
06/20/2012 carolyn c-8-71-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...
10/31/1998 /lion/c/c871sp/mag/c-8-71-sp.200_050
/bear/programs/edit/automerge/automerge
Converted to time format with year at start.
03/03/86 CAROLYN DRS$DATA:[<cruise_id>.M]<cruise_id>.200;
DRB0:[DRS.REFMT]REFORMAT.EXE;5
extracted by Clint from data acquired from NGDC
Converted to time format with year at start.
03/03/86 KAYE DUA0:[DATA.<cruise_id>.N]<cruise_id>.050;
DRB0:[DRS.REFMT]REFORMAT.EXE;5
Extracted from data acquired from NGDC.
time, lat, long, time(sec) to nearest nav fix, data values
Person who carried out this activity:
- Date: 31-Oct-1998 (process 4 of 4)
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Bathymetry Data
10/31/1998 /lion/c/c871sp/bath/c-8-71-sp.325_050
/bear/programs/edit/automerge/automerge
Input was...
Converted to time format with year at start.
03/03/86 BECKIE DRS$DATA:[<cruise_id>.B]<cruise_id>.325;
DRB0:[DRS.NGDC]UNREFNGDC.EXE;5
NGDC files sometimes have only 2_way_travel_time in
which case the format is the same but without corr_depth.
This file was extracted by C. Steele from data acquired from NGDC.
Input was...
Converted to time format with year at start.
03/03/86 KAYE DUA0:[DATA.<cruise_id>.N]<cruise_id>.050;
DRB0:[DRS.REFMT]REFORMAT.EXE;5
Extracted from data acquired from NGDC.
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 (c-8-71-sp.050 [SINS])
YYYYMMDDHHMMSST YYYYMMDDHHMMSST
197107202215000 197107212045000
197107240310000 197107251018000
197107251505000 197107261211000
YYYYMMDDHHMMSST YYYYMMDDHHMMSST
Gravity Data (c-8-71-sp.160_050)
YYYYMMDDHHMMSST YYYYMMDDHHMMSST
197107202215000 197107212045000
197107240310000 197107251015000
197107251505000 197107252205000
197107252220000 197107261210000
YYYYMMDDHHMMSST YYYYMMDDHHMMSST
Magnetics Data (c-8-71-sp.220_050)
YYYYMMDDHHMMSST YYYYMMDDHHMMSST
197107210445000 197107211000000
197107211015000 197107212045000
197107240310000 197107240925000
197107241305000 197107250225000
197107250800000 197107251015000
197107251505000 197107252205000
197107252220000 197107260215000
197107260730000 197107261210000
YYYYMMDDHHMMSST YYYYMMDDHHMMSST
Bathymetry Data (c-8-71-sp.325_050)
YYYYMMDDHHMMSST YYYYMMDDHHMMSST
197107202215000 197107202220000
197107202232000 197107202232000
197107202240000 197107202246000
197107202300000 197107202300000
197107202310000 197107202321000
197107202332000 197107210000000
197107210009000 197107210015000
197107210021000 197107210045000
197107210100000 197107210100000
197107210115000 197107210115000
197107210130000 197107210330000
197107210340000 197107210345000
197107210400000 197107210400000
197107210415000 197107210415000
197107210430000 197107210430000
197107210445000 197107210445000
197107210500000 197107210500000
197107210506000 197107210526000
197107210532000 197107210533000
197107210539000 197107210800000
197107210815000 197107210815000
197107210830000 197107210838000
197107210845000 197107210845000
197107210851000 197107210924000
197107210935000 197107211050000
197107211100000 197107211105000
197107211125000 197107211130000
197107211140000 197107211145000
197107211155000 197107211159000
197107211215000 197107211215000
197107211230000 197107211230000
197107211245000 197107211245000
197107211300000 197107211309000
197107211315000 197107211315000
197107211325000 197107211330000
197107211345000 197107211345000
197107211355000 197107211733000
197107211739000 197107211845000
197107211853000 197107211950000
197107212000000 197107212000000
197107212015000 197107212015000
197107212030000 197107212030000
197107212045000 197107212045000
197107240310000 197107251018000
197107251505000 197107261211000
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:
-
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 C-8-71-SP data set <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/c/c871sp/html/c-8-71-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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