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Metadata
ID G-62-78-NP
Also Known As DSDP62GC
Abstract Chief Scientists: Tracy Vallier, Joanne Thede Ferreira. Geophysical data (transitsatellite, 3dot5khz, 12khz, magnetics, airgun, bathymetry) of field activity G-62-78-NP in Northern Pacific from 07/29/1978 to 09/06/1978
Project/Theme Deep Sea Drilling Project
Chief Scientist Tracy Vallier
Joanne Thede Ferreira
Activity Type Geophysical
Platform Glomar Challenger
Area of Operation
Northern Pacific
Location map G-62-78-NP location map of where navigation equipment operated
Bounding Coordinates 19.99150
171.16670     174.73430
7.26660
Ports leave Majuro Atoll, Marshall Islands
arrive Honolulu, Hawaii
Dates 07/29/1978 (JD 210) to 09/06/1978 (JD 249)
Analog Materials list
Index map

G-62-78-NP map of where navigation equipment operated

Crew
Tracy Vallier Chief Scientist, USGS Western Region
Joanne Thede Ferreira Chief Scientist, USGS Western Region
Equipment Used
transitsatellite
3dot5khz
12khz
magnetics
airgun
bathymetry
Notes
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
NGDC Overview
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DATA COLLECTION OVERVIEW (use NGDC GEODAS CD to retrieve data)
MCG Data Collection ID --- G6278NP
Institution Data Collection ID --- DSDP62GC
NGDC ID --- 15050061
Funding --- (unspecified)
Project, Cruise & Leg --- DEEPSEA DRILL.LG 62
Study region --- +40.00000, +7.00000,+171.00000,-159.00000
Chief Scientist(s) --- VALLIER T.,THIEDE J.
Name of vessel --- D/V GLOMAR CHALLENGER (surface ship)
Date field data collection started --- 07/29/78 MAJURO,MARSHALL ISLANDS
Date field data collection ended --- 09/06/78 HONOLULU,HAWAII
Parameters surveyed ---
Bathymetry: surveyed, contained in data file
Magnetics: surveyed, contained in data file
Gravity: not surveyed
High-resolution seismics: surveyed, but not contained in data file
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 --- 07/03/80
Contributing institution --- SCRIPPS INSTITUTION OF OCEANOGRAPHY
Country --- USA
Navigation instrumentation --- SATNAV,MANUAL ENTRY GYRO AND SPD CHANGES
Position determination method --- LINEAR INTERP.BETWEEN ADJACENT FIXES
Bathymetry instrumentation --- 3.5-12KHZ/EDO 550A RECORDERS/WIDE BEAM
Additional forms of bathymetric data --- ANAL.RECORDS,CARDS,35MMFILM
General rate of bathymetry in file --- 5.0 minutes
General collection rate of bathymetry --- 1SECONDSWEEP
Assumed sound velocity --- 1500.0 m/sec
Bathymetric datum code --- No correction applied (sea level)
Bathmetry interpolation scheme --- 5 MINUTE INTERVAL
Magnetics instrumentation --- GEOMETRICS MAGNETOMETER MOD G-801/3
Additional forms of magnetics data --- ANAL.RECORDS,CARDS,35MMFILM
General rate of magnetics in file --- 5.0 minutes
General collection rate of magnetics --- 6 seconds
Magnetic sensor tow distance --- (unspecified)
Magnetic sensor depth --- (unspecified)
Two sensor horizontal separation --- (unspecified)
Residual magnetics reference field --- IGRF-75
Method of applying residual field --- LIN. INTERP.POINTS WITHIN ONE DEGREE SQUARE
Seismic instrumentation --- 20TO300CU.IN.AIRGUN,10-300HZ,EDO 550 REC
Formats of seismic data --- ANAL.RECORDS,35MM MICROFILM
Publications
Hein, James R., Vallier, Tracy L., and Vanek, Eva E., 1980, Formation of siliceous rocks
in the central North Pacific, Leg 62, DSDP: Congres Geologique Internationale Resumes,
no. 26, v. 2, p. 483.

Hein, James R., Vanek, Eva, Thiede, Joern, Vallier, Tracy L., Adelseck, Charles G., Boersma, Anne,
Cepek, Pavel, Dean, Walter E., Fujii, Naoyuki, Koporulin, Vladimir I., Rea, David K., Sancetta,
Constance A., Sayre, William O., Seifert, Karl E., Schaaf, Andre, Schmidt, Ronald R., Windom,
Kenneth E., and Vincent, Edith, 1981, Origin and alteration of volcanic ash and pelagic brown clay,
Deep Sea Drilling Project Leg 62, north-central Pacific, in Stout, Larry N., ed., Leg 62 of the
cruises of the drilling vessel Glomar Challenger; Marjuro Atoll, Marshall Islands to Honolulu,
Hawaii, July-September 1978 [modified]: Initial Reports of the Deep Sea Drilling Project, v. 62,
p. 559-570.

Dean, Walter E., Thiede, Joern, Vallier, Tracy L., Adelseck, Charles G., Boersma, Anne., Cepek,
Pavel, Dean, Walter E; Fujii, Naoyuki; Koporulin, Vladimir I; Rea, David K; Sancetta, Constance A.,
Sayre, William O., Seifert, Karl E., Schaaf, Andre, Schmidt, Ronald R., Windom, Kenneth E.,
and Vincent, Edith, 1981, Inorganic geochemistry of sediments and rocks from the Mid-Pacific
Mountains and Hess Rise, Deep Sea Drilling Project Leg 62, in Stout, Larry N., ed., Leg 62 of
the cruises of the drilling vessel Glomar Challenger; Marjuro Atoll, Marshall Islands to Honolulu,
Hawaii, July-September 1978 [modified]: Initial Reports of the Deep Sea Drilling Project, v. 62,
p. 685-710.

Hein, James R., Vallier, Tracy L., Allan, Mary Ann, 1981, Chert petrology and geochemistry,
Mid-Pacific Mountains and Hess Rise, Deep Sea Drilling Project Leg 62, in Stout, Larry N., ed.,
Leg 62 of the cruises of the drilling vessel Glomar Challenger; Marjuro Atoll, Marshall Islands
to Honolulu, Hawaii, July-September 1978 [modified]: Initial Reports of the Deep Sea Drilling
Project, v. 62, p. 711-748.

Hein, James R., Yeh, Hsueh-Wen, 1981, Oxygen-isotope composition of chert from the Mid-Pacific
Mountains and Hess Rise, Deep Sea Drilling Project Leg 62, in Stout, Larry N., ed.,
Leg 62 of the cruises of the drilling vessel Glomar Challenger; Marjuro Atoll, Marshall Islands
to Honolulu, Hawaii, July-September 1978 [modified]: Initial Reports of the Deep Sea Drilling
Project, v. 62, p. 749-758.

Koski, Randolph A., and Hein, James R., 1981, Petrographic and chemical characteristics of
pyrite-marcasite mineralization in Hole 465A, southern Hess Rise, in Stout, Larry N., ed.,
Leg 62 of the cruises of the drilling vessel Glomar Challenger; Marjuro Atoll, Marshall Islands
to Honolulu, Hawaii, July-September 1978 [modified]: Initial Reports of the Deep Sea Drilling
Project, v. 62, p. 855-862.

Vallier, Tracy L., Windom, Kenneth E., Seifert, Karl E., and Lee-Wong, Florence, 1981, Petrologic
and tectonic significance of volcanic clasts in Upper Cretaceous nannofossil ooze, Deep Sea
Drilling Project Site 466, southern Hess Rise, in Stout, Larry N., ed.,
Leg 62 of the cruises of the drilling vessel Glomar Challenger; Marjuro Atoll, Marshall Islands
to Honolulu, Hawaii, July-September 1978 [modified]: Initial Reports of the Deep Sea Drilling
Project, v. 62, p. 961-966.

Lee-Wong, Florence, 1981, Feldspar compositions of volcanic flow rocks from Hess Rise, Deep
Sea Drilling Project Leg 62, in Stout, Larry N., ed.,
Leg 62 of the cruises of the drilling vessel Glomar Challenger; Marjuro Atoll, Marshall Islands
to Honolulu, Hawaii, July-September 1978 [modified]: Initial Reports of the Deep Sea Drilling
Project, v. 62, p. 967-970.

Hein, James R., Koski, Randolph A., and Morgenson, Lisa A., 1982, Uranium and thorium
enrichment in rocks from the base of DSDP hole 465A, Hess Rise, central North Pacific:
Chemical Geology, v. 36, no. 3-4, p. 237-251.

Core Data from the Deep Sea Drilling Project, Leg 62:
http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/geology/dsdp/data/62/leg62.htm
Got Help? For G-62-78-NP, we would appreciate any information on -- contract, days at sea, dive count, funding, information specialist, information to be derived, kms of navigation, national plan, organization, owner, project number, purpose, scanned materials, seismic description, station count, station description, submersible, summary, tabulated info.

 

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