U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) <http://www.usgs.gov/>, Coastal and Marine Geology Program (CMGP) <http://marine.usgs.gov/>
20130512
Geophysical data of field activity G-68-79-CP in Central
Pacific from 07/05/1979 to 09/18/1979
Menlo Park, CA
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http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/gos/g-68-79-cp.fmeta.xml
http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/g/g6879cp/html/g-68-79-cp.meta.html
Chief Scientists: J.R. Cann, S.M. White. Geophysical data
(transitsatellite, 3dot5khz, 12khz, magnetics, airgun,
bathymetry) of field activity G-68-79-CP in Central Pacific
from 07/05/1979 to 09/18/1979,
http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/g/g6879cp/html/g-68-79-cp.meta.html.
These data and information are intended for science
researchers, students from elementary through
college, policy makers, and general public.
Equipment Used -
transitsatellite
3dot5khz
12khz
magnetics Geometrics magnetometer
airgun 20 to 300 cu. in. airgun
bathymetry 10 to 300 hz EDO
Notes -
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Publications -
Kvenvolden, Keith A., and Blunt, David J., 1982, Amino acids in sediments from Leg 68, Site 502,
in Initial reports of the Deep Sea Drilling Project; covering Leg 68 of the cruises of the
drilling vessel Glomar Challenger; Willemstad, Curacao to Guayaquil, Ecuador: Initial Reports
of the Deep Sea Drilling Project, v. 68, p. 475-480.<BR>
<HR>
Core Data from the Deep Sea Drilling Project, Leg 68:
<A HREF="http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/geology/dsdp/data/68/leg68.htm">http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/geology/dsdp/data/68/leg68.htm</A>
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.).
19790705
19790918
ground condition
As needed
-96.00000
-79.00000
10.00000
-1.00000
ISO 19115 Topic Category
geoscientificinformation
oceans
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD)
EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS
USGS CMG InfoBank
Marine Geology
Marine Geophysics
Marine Magnetic Field
Magnetic Anomalies
Bathymetry
Water Depth
Seafloor Topography
USGS CMG InfoBank
Central Pacific
Central Pacific Ocean
North Atlantic Ocean
Physical materials are under controlled on-site access.
If available, access to physical samples is described
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the source of this information.
Physical materials are under controlled on-site access.
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may be preliminary in nature and presented without
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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.
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Clint Steele <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/staff/csteele.html>
InfoBank Group Leader <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/staff/csteele.html>
mailing and physical address
USGS, MailStop 999, 345 Middlefield Road
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J.R. Cann (Chief Scientist);
S.M. White (Chief Scientist)
Digital, ASCII
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USGS/CMG Information Bank <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/>
Menlo Park, CA
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) <http://www.usgs.gov> Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG) <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov>
Kvenvolden, Keith A., and Blunt, David J., 1982, Amino acids in sediments from Leg 68, Site 502,
in Initial reports of the Deep Sea Drilling Project; covering Leg 68 of the cruises of the
drilling vessel Glomar Challenger; Willemstad, Curacao to Guayaquil, Ecuador: Initial Reports
of the Deep Sea Drilling Project, v. 68, p. 475-480.
Core Data from the Deep Sea Drilling Project, Leg 68:
<A HREF="http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/geology/dsdp/data/68/leg68.htm">http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/geology/dsdp/data/68/leg68.htm</A>
http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/
Identified as best available version.
Unspecified
Start and end date/times of data
>Navigation Data (g-68-79-cp.050 [SINS])
>YYYYMMDDHHMMSST YYYYMMDDHHMMSST
>197907052245000 197907081740000
>197907161015000 197908161440000
>197908272210000 197909070345000
>197909131705000 197909180840000
>YYYYMMDDHHMMSST YYYYMMDDHHMMSST
>Magnetics Data (g-68-79-cp.221_050)
>YYYYMMDDHHMMSST YYYYMMDDHHMMSST
>197907052245000 197907080125000
>197907080330000 197907081740000
>197907161015000 197907181705000
>197907210350000 197907241615000
>197908141050000 197908161320000
>197908272210000 197908280500000
>197909030135000 197909070345000
>197909131705000 197909172150000
>197909180110000 197909180830000
>YYYYMMDDHHMMSST YYYYMMDDHHMMSST
>Bathymetry Data (g-68-79-cp.320_050)
>YYYYMMDDHHMMSST YYYYMMDDHHMMSST
>197907052245000 197907080125000
>197907080325000 197907081740000
>197907161030000 197907181705000
>197907210325000 197907241615000
>197908141050000 197908161440000
>197908272210000 197908280500000
>197909030020000 197909070215000
>197909070225000 197909070345000
>197909131710000 197909180830000
>YYYYMMDDHHMMSST YYYYMMDDHHMMSST
Unspecified
Unspecified
Navigation Data
>01/30/1998 clint g-68-79-cp.050
>/bear/programs/ngdc/unrefngdc/unrefngdc
>Integrated navigation (SINS) data
>
19980130
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) <http://www.usgs.gov>, Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG) <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov>
Clint Steele <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/staff/csteele.html>
InfoBank Group Leader <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/staff/csteele.html>
mailing and physical address
USGS, MailStop 999, 345 Middlefield Road
Menlo Park
CA
94025-3561
USA
(650) 329-5055
(650) 329-5190
infobank@octopus.wr.usgs.gov <mailto:infobank@octopus.wr.usgs.gov>
Magnetics Data
>06/20/2012 carolyn g-68-79-cp.221_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/magred1111/magred1111.for
>Using geodetic coordinate system (Earth shape approximated by spheriod)
>with altitude 0.0 km (for sea level).
>
>Input was...
>10/31/1998 /tiger/g/g6879cp/mag/g-68-79-cp.220_050
>/bear/programs/edit/automerge/automerge
>
>01/30/1998 clint g-68-79-cp.220
>/bear/programs/ngdc/unrefngdc/unrefngdc
>Edited magnetics data
>
>01/30/1998 clint g-68-79-cp.050
>/bear/programs/ngdc/unrefngdc/unrefngdc
>Integrated navigation (SINS) data
>
>time, lat, long, time(sec) to nearest nav fix, data values
20120620
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Clint Steele <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/staff/csteele.html>
InfoBank Group Leader <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/staff/csteele.html>
mailing and physical address
USGS, MailStop 999, 345 Middlefield Road
Menlo Park
CA
94025-3561
USA
(650) 329-5055
(650) 329-5190
infobank@octopus.wr.usgs.gov <mailto:infobank@octopus.wr.usgs.gov>
Bathymetry Data
>10/31/1998 /tiger/g/g6879cp/bath/g-68-79-cp.320_050
>/bear/programs/edit/automerge/automerge
>
>Input was...
>01/30/1998 clint g-68-79-cp.320
>/bear/programs/ngdc/unrefngdc/unrefngdc
>Edited bathymetry data with corrected depths
>
>Input was...
>01/30/1998 clint g-68-79-cp.050
>/bear/programs/ngdc/unrefngdc/unrefngdc
>Integrated navigation (SINS) data
>
>time, lat, long, time(sec) to nearest nav fix, data values
19981031
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) <http://www.usgs.gov>, Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG) <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov>
Clint Steele <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/staff/csteele.html>
InfoBank Group Leader <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/staff/csteele.html>
mailing and physical address
USGS, MailStop 999, 345 Middlefield Road
Menlo Park
CA
94025-3561
USA
(650) 329-5055
(650) 329-5190
infobank@octopus.wr.usgs.gov <mailto:infobank@octopus.wr.usgs.gov>
Central Pacific
Point
Point
0.00001
0.00001
Decimal degrees
North American Datum of 1927
Clarke 1866
6378206.4
294.98
Local surface
0.1
meters
Attribute values
Bathymetry with Time Stamp <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/programs/html/definition/bath.html>
Magnetics with Time Stamp <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/programs/html/definition/mag.html>
Navigation with Time Stamp <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/programs/html/definition/nav.html>
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) <http://www.usgs.gov>, Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG) <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov>
Clint Steele <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/staff/csteele.html>
InfoBank Group Leader <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/staff/csteele.html>
mailing and physical address
USGS, MailStop 999, 345 Middlefield Road
Menlo Park
CA
94025-3561
USA
(650) 329-5055
(650) 329-5190
infobank@octopus.wr.usgs.gov <mailto:infobank@octopus.wr.usgs.gov>
Downloadable Data G-68-79-CP data set <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/g/g6879cp/html/g-68-79-cp.meta.html>
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.
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20130512
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) <http://www.usgs.gov>, Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG) <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov>
Clint Steele <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/staff/csteele.html>
InfoBank Group Leader <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/staff/csteele.html>
mailing and physical address
USGS, MailStop 999, 345 Middlefield Road
Menlo Park
CA
94025-3561
USA
(650) 329-5055
(650) 329-5190
infobank@octopus.wr.usgs.gov <mailto:infobank@octopus.wr.usgs.gov>
FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata <http://www.fgdc.gov/>
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