- Title:
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Geophysical data of field activity M-1A-79-SP in Southern
Pacific from 02/04/1979 to 02/22/1979
- Abstract:
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Chief Scientist: A. John Halunen. Geophysical data
(bathymetry) of field activity M-1A-79-SP in Southern Pacific
from 02/04/1979 to 02/22/1979,
<http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/m/m1a79sp/html/m-1a-79-sp.meta.html>.
- Supplemental_Information:
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Equipment Used -
bathymetry
Notes -
Hawaii institute of geophysics
Similar information is available for thousands
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navigation, gravity, magnetics, bathymetry,
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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 M-1A-79-SP in Southern Pacific from 02/04/1979 to 02/22/1979: 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: 156.59700
- East_Bounding_Coordinate: 159.99875
- North_Bounding_Coordinate: -7.06850
- South_Bounding_Coordinate: -9.99782
- What does it look like?
- Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?
- Beginning_Date: 04-Feb-1979
- Ending_Date: 22-Feb-1979
- 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: 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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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?
A. John Halunen (Chief Scientist, Hawaii Institute Of Geophysics)
- 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: 06-Dec-1995 (process 1 of 2)
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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 2)
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Bathymetry Data
10/31/1998 /tiger/m/m1a79sp/bath/m-1a-79-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 (m-1a-79-sp.050 [SINS])
YYYYMMDDHHMMSST YYYYMMDDHHMMSST
197902041756290 197902091800000
197902091900000 197902091900000
197902092000000 197902092000000
197902092100000 197902092100000
197902092156000 197902092200000
197902092249000 197902171104190
197902171347360 197902171422451
197902180100000 197902180100000
197902180200000 197902180200000
197902180300000 197902180300000
197902180400000 197902180400000
197902180500000 197902180500000
197902180600000 197902180600000
197902180700000 197902180700000
197902180800000 197902180800000
197902180900000 197902180900000
197902181000000 197902181000000
197902181100000 197902181100000
197902181200000 197902181200000
197902181300000 197902181300000
197902181400000 197902181400000
197902181500000 197902181500000
197902181600000 197902181600000
197902181700000 197902181700000
197902181800000 197902181800000
197902181900000 197902181900000
197902182000000 197902182000000
197902182100000 197902182100000
197902182200000 197902182200000
197902182300000 197902182300000
197902190000000 197902190000000
197902190100000 197902190100000
197902190200000 197902190200000
197902190300000 197902190300000
197902190400000 197902190400000
197902190500000 197902190500000
197902190600000 197902190600000
197902190700000 197902190700000
197902190800000 197902200534470
197902200621370 197902221950000
YYYYMMDDHHMMSST YYYYMMDDHHMMSST
Bathymetry Data (m-1a-79-sp.325_050)
YYYYMMDDHHMMSST YYYYMMDDHHMMSST
197902041756290 197902042236460
197902042348200 197902050256360
197902050319440 197902050403010
197902050427510 197902051836000
197902052147250 197902052358110
197902100000000 197902171104190
197902171347360 197902171422451
197902190830020 197902200534470
197902200621370 197902212159580
197902212248080 197902212300000
197902212338360 197902221943179
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 M-1A-79-SP data set <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/m/m1a79sp/html/m-1a-79-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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