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Identification_Information:

  Citation:
    Citation_Information:
      Originator: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG)
      Publication_Date: 20090107
      Title:
        Geophysical data of field activity A-5-69-NP in Northern
        Pacific from 07/07/1969 to 07/19/1969
      Publication_Information:
        Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG)
      Online_Linkage: http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/gos/a-5-69-np.fmeta.xml
      Online_Linkage: http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/a/a569np/html/a-5-69-np.meta.html

  Description:
    Abstract:
      Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Chief Scientist: D.
      Karig. Geophysical data (transitsatellite, gyro, 12khz,
      magnetics, airgun) of field activity A-5-69-NP in Northern
      Pacific from 07/07/1969 to 07/19/1969,
      http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/a/a569np/html/a-5-69-np.meta.html.

    Purpose:
      These data and information are intended for science
      researchers, students from elementary through
      college, policy makers, and general public.

    Supplemental_Information:

      Equipment Used -

      transitsatellite

      gyro                          Auto Log gyro

      12khz                         bathymetry Gifft recorder

      magnetics                     Varian MFD Proton-Precession magnetometer

      airgun                        40 cu. in. airgun

      Notes -

      Scripps Institution of Oceanography

      


      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.).

  Time_Period_of_Content:
    Time_Period_Information:
      Range_of_Dates/Times:
        Beginning_Date: 19690707
        Ending_Date: 19690719

    Currentness_Reference: ground condition

  Status:
    Progress: Complete
    Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

  Spatial_Domain:
    Bounding_Coordinates:
      West_Bounding_Coordinate: 150.01331
      East_Bounding_Coordinate: 179.99989
      North_Bounding_Coordinate: 10.31770
      South_Bounding_Coordinate: 9.16660

  Keywords:
    Theme:
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
      Theme_Keyword: geoscientificinformation
      Theme_Keyword: oceans
    Theme:
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS CMG InfoBank
      Theme_Keyword: Marine Geology
      Theme_Keyword: Marine Geophysics
      Theme_Keyword: Marine Magnetic Field
      Theme_Keyword: Magnetic Anomalies
      Theme_Keyword: Bathymetry
      Theme_Keyword: Water Depth
      Theme_Keyword: Seafloor Topography

    Place:
      Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS CMG InfoBank
      Place_Keyword: North Pacific Ocean
      Place_Keyword: Northern Pacific
      Place_Keyword: Northern Pacific Ocean
      Place_Keyword: Western Pacific Ocean


  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.

  Point_of_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG)
        Contact_Person: Clint Steele

      Contact_Position: Data Acquisition, Processing, and Storage (DAPS) Group Leader

      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing and physical address
        Address: USGS, MailStop 999, 345 Middlefield Road
        City: Menlo Park
        State_or_Province: CA
        Postal_Code: 94025-3561
        Country: USA

      Contact_Voice_Telephone: (650) 329-5055
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (650) 329-5190

      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: csteele@usgs.gov


  Browse_Graphic:
    Browse_Graphic_File_Name: http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/a/a569np/html/a-5-69-np.nav.gif
    Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Trackline map of A-5-69-NP
    Browse_Graphic_File_Type: GIF

  Browse_Graphic:
    Browse_Graphic_File_Name: http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/a/a569np/html/a-5-69-np.mag.gif
    Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Magnetics data trackline map of A-5-69-NP
    Browse_Graphic_File_Type: GIF

  Browse_Graphic:
    Browse_Graphic_File_Name: http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/a/a569np/html/a-5-69-np.bath.gif
    Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Bathymetry data trackline map of A-5-69-NP
    Browse_Graphic_File_Type: GIF

  Data_Set_Credit: D. Karig (Chief Scientist, Scripps)

  Native_Data_Set_Environment: Digital, ASCII
  Cross_Reference:
    Citation_Information:
      Originator: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG)
      Publication_Date: Unknown
      Title: USGS/CMG Information Bank
      Publication_Information:
        Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG)
      Other_Citation_Details: Updated daily
      Online_Linkage: http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/



Data_Quality_Information:

  Attribute_Accuracy:
    Attribute_Accuracy_Report: Identified as best available version.

  Logical_Consistency_Report: Unspecified

  Completeness_Report:
    Start and end date/times of data
    >Navigation Data (a-5-69-np.050 [SINS])
    >YYYYMMDDHHMMSST    YYYYMMDDHHMMSST
    >196907071800000    196907140435000
    >196907140450000    196907172012000
    >196907180112000    196907180610000
    >196907181524000    196907181810000
    >196907181900000    196907182230000
    >196907182310000    196907182324000
    >196907182343000    196907190000000
    >196907190025000    196907190541000
    >196907190610000    196907190735000
    >YYYYMMDDHHMMSST    YYYYMMDDHHMMSST
    >Magnetics Data (a-5-69-np.200_050)
    >YYYYMMDDHHMMSST    YYYYMMDDHHMMSST
    >196907071800000    196907080100000
    >196907081200000    196907081600000
    >196907082224000    196907091324000
    >196907091442000    196907100000000
    >196907101400000    196907140200000
    >196907140500000    196907140600000
    >196907141100000    196907172012000
    >196907180112000    196907180606000
    >196907181524000    196907181806000
    >196907181900000    196907182200000
    >YYYYMMDDHHMMSST    YYYYMMDDHHMMSST
    >Bathymetry Data (a-5-69-np.325_050)
    >YYYYMMDDHHMMSST    YYYYMMDDHHMMSST
    >196907071800000    196907080204000
    >196907080210000    196907080219000
    >196907080225000    196907080229000
    >196907080235000    196907080239000
    >196907080245000    196907080249000
    >196907080255000    196907080259000
    >196907080305000    196907080309000
    >196907080315000    196907080319000
    >196907080325000    196907080329000
    >196907080335000    196907080339000
    >196907080345000    196907080424000
    >196907080430000    196907080434000
    >196907080440000    196907080444000
    >196907080450000    196907080745000
    >196907080800000    196907080800000
    >196907080815000    196907080815000
    >196907080835000    196907080905000
    >196907081015000    196907081049000
    >196907081055000    196907081115000
    >196907081155000    196907081155000
    >196907081205000    196907081649000
    >196907081655000    196907081704000
    >196907081710000    196907081714000
    >196907081720000    196907081729000
    >196907081735000    196907091404000
    >196907091410000    196907091435000
    >196907091445000    196907100054000
    >196907100105000    196907100118000
    >196907100125000    196907100135000
    >196907100155000    196907100219000
    >196907100225000    196907100238000
    >196907100245000    196907100254000
    >196907100300000    196907100304000
    >196907100315000    196907100319000
    >196907100325000    196907100329000
    >196907100335000    196907100339000
    >196907100345000    196907100349000
    >196907100355000    196907100725000
    >196907100735000    196907110420000
    >196907110435000    196907110440000
    >196907110500000    196907122100000
    >196907122110000    196907122125000
    >196907122135000    196907122140000
    >196907122155000    196907122155000
    >196907122205000    196907130115000
    >196907130125000    196907130135000
    >196907130145000    196907130440000
    >196907130450000    196907131845000
    >196907131855000    196907132155000
    >196907132205000    196907132300000
    >196907132310000    196907140010000
    >196907140020000    196907140125000
    >196907140135000    196907140145000
    >196907140205000    196907140215000
    >196907140225000    196907140355000
    >196907140405000    196907140435000
    >196907140450000    196907140500000
    >196907140515000    196907140634000
    >196907140640000    196907140839000
    >196907140845000    196907140859000
    >196907140905000    196907140919000
    >196907140925000    196907140944000
    >196907140950000    196907141004000
    >196907141010000    196907160010000
    >196907160020000    196907161635000
    >196907161645000    196907162135000
    >196907162150000    196907170055000
    >196907170110000    196907171200000
    >196907171215000    196907171815000
    >196907171825000    196907172010000
    >196907180115000    196907180610000
    >196907181525000    196907181810000
    >196907181900000    196907182015000
    >196907182025000    196907182224000
    >196907182230000    196907182230000
    >196907182310000    196907182324000
    >196907182343000    196907182343000
    >196907182350000    196907182354000
    >196907190000000    196907190000000
    >196907190025000    196907190204000
    >196907190210000    196907190214000
    >196907190220000    196907190233000
    >196907190239000    196907190243000
    >196907190249000    196907190254000
    >196907190300000    196907190304000
    >196907190310000    196907190319000
    >196907190325000    196907190434000
    >196907190440000    196907190459000
    >196907190505000    196907190509000
    >196907190515000    196907190541000
    >196907190610000    196907190735000
    >YYYYMMDDHHMMSST    YYYYMMDDHHMMSST

  Positional_Accuracy:
    Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
      Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Unspecified

    Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:
      Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Unspecified

  Lineage:

    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        Navigation Data
        >Converted to time format with year at start.
        >
        >03/03/86 KAYE DUA0:[DATA..N].050;
        >DRB0:[DRS.REFMT]REFORMAT.EXE;5
        > Extracted from data acquired from NGDC.
        >
      Process_Date: 19951205

      Process_Contact:
        Contact_Information:
          Contact_Organization_Primary:
            Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG)
            Contact_Person: Clint Steele

          Contact_Position: Data Acquisition, Processing, and Storage (DAPS) Group Leader

          Contact_Address:
            Address_Type: mailing and physical address
            Address: USGS, MailStop 999, 345 Middlefield Road
            City: Menlo Park
            State_or_Province: CA
            Postal_Code: 94025-3561
            Country: USA

          Contact_Voice_Telephone: (650) 329-5055
          Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (650) 329-5190

          Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: csteele@usgs.gov

    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        Magnetics Data
        >10/31/1998  /lion/a/a569np/mag/a-5-69-np.200_050
        >/bear/programs/edit/automerge/automerge
        >
        >Input was...
        >Converted to time format with year at start.
        >
        >03/03/86 CAROLYN DRS$DATA:[.M].200;
        >DRB0:[DRS.REFMT]REFORMAT.EXE;5
        >extracted by Clint from data acquired from NGDC
        >
        >Input was...
        >Converted to time format with year at start.
        >
        >03/03/86 KAYE DUA0:[DATA..N].050;
        >DRB0:[DRS.REFMT]REFORMAT.EXE;5
        > Extracted from data acquired from NGDC.
        >
        >time, lat, long, time(sec) to nearest nav fix, data values
      Process_Date: 19981031

      Process_Contact:
        Contact_Information:
          Contact_Organization_Primary:
            Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG)
            Contact_Person: Clint Steele

          Contact_Position: Data Acquisition, Processing, and Storage (DAPS) Group Leader

          Contact_Address:
            Address_Type: mailing and physical address
            Address: USGS, MailStop 999, 345 Middlefield Road
            City: Menlo Park
            State_or_Province: CA
            Postal_Code: 94025-3561
            Country: USA

          Contact_Voice_Telephone: (650) 329-5055
          Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (650) 329-5190

          Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: csteele@usgs.gov

    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        Bathymetry Data
        >10/31/1998  /lion/a/a569np/bath/a-5-69-np.325_050
        >/bear/programs/edit/automerge/automerge
        >
        >Input was...
        >Converted to time format with year at start.
        >
        >03/03/86 BECKIE DRS$DATA:[.B].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..N].050;
        >DRB0:[DRS.REFMT]REFORMAT.EXE;5
        > Extracted from data acquired from NGDC.
        >
        >time, lat, long, time(sec) to nearest nav fix, data values
      Process_Date: 19981031

      Process_Contact:
        Contact_Information:
          Contact_Organization_Primary:
            Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG)
            Contact_Person: Clint Steele

          Contact_Position: Data Acquisition, Processing, and Storage (DAPS) Group Leader

          Contact_Address:
            Address_Type: mailing and physical address
            Address: USGS, MailStop 999, 345 Middlefield Road
            City: Menlo Park
            State_or_Province: CA
            Postal_Code: 94025-3561
            Country: USA

          Contact_Voice_Telephone: (650) 329-5055
          Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (650) 329-5190

          Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: csteele@usgs.gov


Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

  Indirect_Spatial_Reference: Northern Pacific
  Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Point

  Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
    SDTS_Terms_Description:
      SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Point


Spatial_Reference_Information:

  Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
    Geographic:
      Latitude_Resolution: 0.00001
      Longitude_Resolution: 0.00001
      Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees

    Geodetic_Model:
      Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1927
      Ellipsoid_Name: Clarke 1866
      Semi-major_Axis: 6378206.4
      Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 294.98

  Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:
    Depth_System_Definition:
      Depth_Datum_Name: Local surface
      Depth_Resolution: 0.1
      Depth_Distance_Units: meters
      Depth_Encoding_Method: Attribute values


Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

  Overview_Description:
    Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: Bathymetry with Time Stamp
    Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:
      Edited bathymetry data with corrected depths
      >Mnemonic:       (Year, Day, Hour, Min, Sec, Tenths, 2WayTravelTime, UncorrDepth, CorrDepth)
      >FORTRAN format: (i4.4, i3.3, 3i2.2, i1.1, t16, f7.4, t23, f7.1, t31, f7.1)
      >C format:       (%4.4i%3.3i3%2.2i%1.1i %7.1f %7.1f %7.1f\\n)
      >Naming:         .320

  Overview_Description:
    Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: Magnetics with Time Stamp
    Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:
      Raw magnetics data
      >Mnemonic:       (Year, Day, Hour, Min, Sec, Tenths, MstObs)
      >FORTRAN format: (i4.4, i3.3, 3i2.2, i1.1, t16, f7.1)
      >C format:       (%4.4i%3.3i3%2.2i%1.1i %7.1f\\n)
      >Naming:         .200

  Overview_Description:
    Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: Navigation with Time Stamp
    Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:
      Integrated navigation (SINS) data
      >Mnemonic:       (Year, Day, Hour, Min, Sec, Tenths, Latitude, Longitude)
      >FORTRAN format: (i4.4, i3.3, 3i2.2, i1.1, t16, f9.5, t26, f10.5)
      >C format:       (%4.4i%3.3i3%2.2i%1.1i %9.5f %10.5f\\n)
      >Naming:         .050


Distribution_Information:

  Distributor:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG)
        Contact_Person: Clint Steele

      Contact_Position: Data Acquisition, Processing, and Storage (DAPS) Group Leader

      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing and physical address
        Address: USGS, MailStop 999, 345 Middlefield Road
        City: Menlo Park
        State_or_Province: CA
        Postal_Code: 94025-3561
        Country: USA

      Contact_Voice_Telephone: (650) 329-5055
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (650) 329-5190

      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: csteele@usgs.gov

  Resource_Description: Downloadable Data A-5-69-NP data set

  Distribution_Liability:
    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.

  Standard_Order_Process:
    Digital_Form:
      Digital_Transfer_Information:
        Format_Name: ASCII
        File_Decompression_Technique: No compression applied
        Transfer_Size: 0.2

      Digital_Transfer_Option:
        Online_Option:
          Computer_Contact_Information:
            Network_Address:
              Network_Resource_Name: http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/a/a569np/html/a-5-69-np.nav.html

    Digital_Form:
      Digital_Transfer_Information:
        Format_Name: ASCII
        File_Decompression_Technique: No compression applied
        Transfer_Size: 0.2

      Digital_Transfer_Option:
        Online_Option:
          Computer_Contact_Information:
            Network_Address:
              Network_Resource_Name: http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/a/a569np/html/a-5-69-np.mag.html

    Digital_Form:
      Digital_Transfer_Information:
        Format_Name: ASCII
        File_Decompression_Technique: No compression applied
        Transfer_Size: 0.2

      Digital_Transfer_Option:
        Online_Option:
          Computer_Contact_Information:
            Network_Address:
              Network_Resource_Name: http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/a/a569np/html/a-5-69-np.bath.html

    Fees: None


Metadata_Reference_Information:

  Metadata_Date: 20090107

  Metadata_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG)
        Contact_Person: Clint Steele

      Contact_Position: Data Acquisition, Processing, and Storage (DAPS) Group Leader

      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing and physical address
        Address: USGS, MailStop 999, 345 Middlefield Road
        City: Menlo Park
        State_or_Province: CA
        Postal_Code: 94025-3561
        Country: USA

      Contact_Voice_Telephone: (650) 329-5055
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (650) 329-5190

      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: csteele@usgs.gov

  Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

  Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

  Metadata_Time_Convention: universal time
  Metadata_Access_Constraints: none
  Metadata_Use_Constraints: none



    

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