- Title:
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Geophysical data of field activity S-9-79-WG in Western Gulf
of Alaska from 08/18/1979 to 08/31/1979
- Abstract:
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United States Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California.
Chief Scientist: Mike Fisher. Geophysical data (3dot5khz,
12khz, magnetics, LoranC, transitsatellite, uniboom, airgun,
gravity, dartcore, chaindredge, Soutargrab) of field activity
S-9-79-WG in Western Gulf of Alaska from 08/18/1979 to
08/31/1979,
<http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/s/s979wg/html/s-9-79-wg.meta.html>.
- Supplemental_Information:
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Equipment Used -
3dot5khz 3.5 khz bathymetry
12khz 12 khz bathymetry
magnetics shipboard magnetics
LoranC
transitsatellite
uniboom
airgun single-channel airgun
gravity
dartcore
chaindredge
Soutargrab
Publications -
Fisher, M. A., von Huene, R. E., and Hampton, M. A., 1984,
Summary geologic report for petroleum lease sale 100, Kodiak Shelf, Alaska:
U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 84-24, 49 p., URL:
<A HREF ="<http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/ofr/ofr8424>" target ="SW"><http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/ofr/ofr8424>.
Fisher, Michael A., von Huene, Roland, and Steele, William Clinton, 1983,
Marine free-air gravity map of the western Gulf of Alaska, lower Cook Inlet, and Shelikof Strait, Alaska:
U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 83-52, 2 maps, URL:
<A HREF ="<http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/ofr/ofr8352>" target ="SW"><http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/ofr/ofr8352>.
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
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Bank's digital data, analog data, and
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<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/>, 20130106, Geophysical data of field activity S-9-79-WG in Western Gulf of Alaska from 08/18/1979 to 08/31/1979: 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: -157.74535
- East_Bounding_Coordinate: -148.81888
- North_Bounding_Coordinate: 58.14161
- South_Bounding_Coordinate: 55.22614
- What does it look like?
- Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?
- Beginning_Date: 18-Aug-1979
- Ending_Date: 31-Aug-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: Western Gulf of Alaska
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?
Barb Blubaugh (Navigator, USGS Western Region);
Bob Patrick (Electronics Technician, USGS Western Region);
Darrell Klingman (Watchstander);
Dennis Giovannetti (Watchstander);
George Moore (Unsp Investigatr, USGS Western Region);
Glen Barker (Mechanical Technician, USGS Western Region);
Guy Cochrane (Watchstander, USGS Western Region);
John Dunlavey (Navigator);
John Saladin (Electronics Technician, USGS Western Region);
Ken Taylor (Chief Engineer);
Kevin O'Toole (Mechanical Technician, USGS Western Region);
Mike Fisher (Chief Scientist, USGS Western Region);
Pat McClellan (Watchstander, USGS Western Region);
Paul Bates (Chief Mate);
Rich Garlow (Navigator, USGS Western Region);
Ross Voorhees (Watchstander);
Scott Rainsford (Watchstander);
Vernon Pilgrim (Ship Captain)
- 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 4)
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Navigation Data
Converted to time format with year at start.
01/16/86 KAYE DUA0:[DATA.S979WG.N]S979WG.011;
DRB0:[DRS.REFMT]REFORMAT.EXE;5
Person who carried out this activity:
- Date: 31-Oct-1998 (process 2 of 4)
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Gravity Data
10/31/1998 /tiger/s/s979wg/grav/s-9-79-wg.165_011
/bear/programs/edit/automerge/automerge
Input was...
Converted to time format with year at start.
05/07/86 CLINT DUA0:[DATA.S979WG]S979WG.165;
DRB0:[CLINT]REFMTJCGRV.EXE;
deleted spikes in S979WG.161
from JChilds file s979wg.editgrv
11/27/85 BARB DUA0:[DATA.S979WG]S979WG.161;
DRB0:[DRS.REFMT]REFORMAT.EXE;5
Input was...
Converted to time format with year at start.
01/16/86 KAYE DUA0:[DATA.S979WG.N]S979WG.011;
DRB0:[DRS.REFMT]REFORMAT.EXE;5
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 s-9-79-wg.220_011
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 /tiger/s/s979wg/mag/s-9-79-wg.200_011
/bear/programs/edit/automerge/automerge
Converted to time format with year at start.
01/15/86 CAROLYN DRS$DATA:[S979WG.M]S979WG.200;
DRB0:[DRS.REFMT]REFORMAT.EXE;5
was S979WG.DRCPF1.MAGSD1 on TAM274
was S979WG240.DAT on MAM274
Converted to time format with year at start.
01/16/86 KAYE DUA0:[DATA.S979WG.N]S979WG.011;
DRB0:[DRS.REFMT]REFORMAT.EXE;5
time, lat, long, time(sec) to nearest nav fix, data values
Person who carried out this activity:
- Date: 31-Oct-1998 (process 4 of 4)
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Bathymetry Data
10/31/1998 /tiger/s/s979wg/bath/s-9-79-wg.335_011
/bear/programs/edit/automerge/automerge
Input was...
Converted to time format with year at start.
01/15/86 BECKIE DISK$USERDISK:[BECKIE.TEMP]S979WG.335;
DRB0:[DRS.BAT]BATRED.EXE;1
This file was hand-digetized in 2-way traveltime(secs)
and reduced with no Matthews correction. Velocity
of sound assumed: 1500m/sec/
Input was...
Converted to time format with year at start.
01/16/86 KAYE DUA0:[DATA.S979WG.N]S979WG.011;
DRB0:[DRS.REFMT]REFORMAT.EXE;5
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:
- Other_Citation_Details:
-
Fisher, M. A., von Huene, R. E., and Hampton, M. A., 1984,
Summary geologic report for petroleum lease sale 100, Kodiak Shelf, Alaska:
U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 84-24, 49 p., URL:
<A HREF ="<http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/ofr/ofr8424>" target ="SW"><http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/ofr/ofr8424>.
Fisher, Michael A., von Huene, Roland, and Steele, William Clinton, 1983,
Marine free-air gravity map of the western Gulf of Alaska, lower Cook Inlet, and Shelikof Strait, Alaska:
U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 83-52, 2 maps, URL:
<A HREF ="<http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/ofr/ofr8352>" target ="SW"><http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/ofr/ofr8352>.
- 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 (s-9-79-wg.011 [DRS])
YYYYMMDDHHMMSST YYYYMMDDHHMMSST
197908181757410 197908302152040
197908302211040 197908311905050
YYYYMMDDHHMMSST YYYYMMDDHHMMSST
Gravity Data (s-9-79-wg.165_011)
YYYYMMDDHHMMSST YYYYMMDDHHMMSST
197908182241000 197908190353000
197908190420000 197908190812000
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197908200656000 197908200656000
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197908210537000 197908210538000
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197908240337000 197908240740000
197908241643000 197908241910000
197908241934000 197908242220000
197908242243000 197908250627000
197908250647000 197908250726000
197908250733000 197908251117000
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197908251429000 197908251517000
197908251530000 197908251722000
197908251739000 197908252012000
197908252027000 197908252316000
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197908260043000 197908260332000
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197908261736000 197908262113000
197908262202000 197908262249000
197908262305000 197908270032000
197908270054000 197908270247000
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197908270521000 197908270737000
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197908270842000 197908270912000
197908270926000 197908271141000
197908271152000 197908271215000
197908271228000 197908271328000
197908271344000 197908271538000
197908271607000 197908271707000
197908271726000 197908271825000
197908271847000 197908272010000
197908272041000 197908272213000
197908272233000 197908280039000
197908280138000 197908280213000
197908280331000 197908280520000
197908280620000 197908280722000
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197908291511000 197908291941000
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197908301628000 197908302255000
197908311057000 197908311157000
YYYYMMDDHHMMSST YYYYMMDDHHMMSST
Magnetics Data (s-9-79-wg.220_011)
YYYYMMDDHHMMSST YYYYMMDDHHMMSST
197908241629300 197908262227060
197908262235060 197908280514180
197908280616060 197908282033060
197908291455120 197908292106060
197908301622000 197908301627000
197908301635300 197908302316060
197908311100060 197908311109480
197908311115060 197908311658060
YYYYMMDDHHMMSST YYYYMMDDHHMMSST
Bathymetry Data (s-9-79-wg.335_011)
YYYYMMDDHHMMSST YYYYMMDDHHMMSST
197908242200120 197908242209060
197908242214300 197908242224180
197908242230300 197908242238360
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197908242259420 197908242310060
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197908250027060 197908250030540
197908250036360 197908250049480
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197908250152060 197908251108420
197908251113540 197908251118120
197908251123300 197908251139360
197908251145120 197908251615360
197908251622120 197908251639480
197908251645180 197908251800420
197908251811060 197908251834060
197908251845000 197908251845000
197908251900000 197908251900000
197908251914480 197908251914480
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197908252116480 197908252133420
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197908252226180 197908252227240
197908252232360 197908252232360
197908252241180 197908252241180
197908252250120 197908252313360
197908252318420 197908260140000
197908260146000 197908260208120
197908260214420 197908260224300
197908260230000 197908260230000
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:
-
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 S-9-79-WG data set <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/s/s979wg/html/s-9-79-wg.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: 06-Jan-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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