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USGS CMG M-1-79-WP Metadata Skip navigational links Search InfoBank     Activities: by ID   by Platform   by Year   by Region   by Participant   by Organization   by Project/Theme   with Incomplete IDs   Disclaimer   Activity First Letter: A   B   C   D   E   F   G   H   I   J   K   L   M   N   O   P   Q   R   S   T   U   V   W   X   Y   Z   0   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   Virtual Globes: Atlas  (GE)    Samples  (GE)    Illuminate Oceans  (GE)    Earthquakes  (GE)    Get GE    InfoBank examples    State Waters M-1-79-WP links... Metadata & Data: Bathymetry   Metadata   Navigation   bath (GE GM)   nav (GE GM)   times (GE GM)   Formal Metadata: Frequently-Anticipated Questions   Outline   Parseable Text   XML       Metadata ID M-1-79-WP Abstract Coordinating Committee for Geosciences Programmes (CCOP),South Pacific Applied Geosciences Commission (SOPAC),United Nations Development Program (UN-RAS). Chief Scientist: A. John Halunen. Geophysical data (transitsatellite, radar, sextant, airgun, 7khz) of field activity M-1-79-WP in Solomon Islands, Western Pacific from 01/30/1979 to 02/22/1979 Organization Coordinating Committee for Geosciences Programmes (CCOP) South Pacific Applied Geosciences Commission (SOPAC) United Nations Development Program (UN-RAS) Chief Scientist A. John Halunen Activity Type Geophysical Platform Machias Area of Operation Solomon Islands, Western Pacific Location map Bounding Coordinates -7.06850 156.59700     160.89117 -14.28167 Dates 01/30/1979 (JD 030) to 02/22/1979 (JD 053) Analog Materials list Index map Crew A. John Halunen Chief Scientist Equipment Used transitsatellite radar sextant airgun 7khz Notes Hawaii Institute of Geophysics for CCOPSOPAC NGDC Overview ! Converted to time format with year at start. ! DATA COLLECTION OVERVIEW (use NGDC GEODAS CD to retrieve data) MCG Data Collection ID --- M179WP Institution Data Collection ID --- SI-79-1 NGDC ID --- 08050007 Funding --- UNDP Project, Cruise & Leg --- CCOP/SOPAC-UN/RAS/79/074,SI-79-1 Study region --- -7.00000,-15.00000,+156.00000,+161.00000 Chief Scientist(s) --- A.JOHN HALUNEN Name of vessel --- R/V MACHIAS (surface ship) Date field data collection started --- 01/30/79 NOUMEA,NEW CALEDONIA Date field data collection ended --- 02/22/79 HONIARA,SOLOMON ISLANDS Parameters surveyed --- Bathymetry: surveyed, contained in data file Magnetics: not surveyed Gravity: not surveyed High-resolution seismics: not surveyed Deep penetration seismics: surveyed, but not contained in data file Format --- (I1,A8,F5.2,4I2,F5.3,F8.5,F9.5,I1,F6.4,F6.1,I2,i1,3F6.1,I1,F5.1,F6.0,F7.1,F6.1,F5.1,A8,4I1) Date of data input to NGDC --- 04/02/82 Contributing institution --- HAWAII INSTITUTE GEOPHYSICS FOR CCOPSOPAC Country --- U.S.A. Navigation instrumentation --- SATNAV MAGNAVOX 1112/RADAR/SEXTANT Position determination method --- 1-SATNAV/2-NEAR LAND,RADAR/3-SEXTANT Bathymetry instrumentation --- (SEE ADD.DOC. 18) Additional forms of bathymetric data --- ANALOG RECORDS,MICROFILM General rate of bathymetry in file --- 7.1 minutes General collection rate of bathymetry --- 01 SEC/SWEEP Assumed sound velocity --- 1500.0 m/sec Bathymetric datum code --- No correction applied (sea level) Bathmetry interpolation scheme --- NONE.(PICKED PEAKS/TROUGHS AND 15MIN INTERVLS IF SMOOTH) Seismic instrumentation --- BOLT 1900C AIRGUN,EPCS4100-4600,1CHANNEL Formats of seismic data --- ANALOG RECORDS,MICROFILM Notes --- 06 RAYTHEON PTR-106C,07KHZ,01SEC/SWEEP. BATHYMETRY ACCOMPANYING SEISMIC 06 AND IN THE SLOT(SOUTH AND CENTRAL SOLOMON ISLANDS). 999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999 999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999 999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999 999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999 Got Help? For M-1-79-WP, we would appreciate any information on -- contract, days at sea, dive count, funding, information specialist, information to be derived, kms of navigation, national plan, owner, ports, project, project number, publications, purpose, scanned materials, seismic description, station count, station description, submersible, summary, tabulated info. Skip footer navigational links InfoBank   Menlo Park & Santa Cruz Centers   St. Petersburg Center   Woods Hole Center   Coastal and Marine Geology Program   Geologic Information   Ask-A-Geologist   USGS Disclaimer

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