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USGS CMG G-29-73-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 G-29-73-WP links... Metadata & Data: Bathymetry   Magnetics   Metadata   Navigation   bath (GE GM)   mag (GE GM)   nav (GE GM)   times (GE GM)   Formal Metadata: Frequently-Anticipated Questions   Outline   Parseable Text   XML       Metadata ID G-29-73-WP Also Known As DSDP29GC Abstract Chief Scientists: R.E. Houtz, J.P. Kenneth. Geophysical data (transitsatellite, 12khz, magnetics, airgun, bathymetry) of field activity G-29-73-WP in Western Pacific from 03/02/1973 to 04/17/1973 Project/Theme Deep Sea Drilling Project Chief Scientist R.E. Houtz J.P. Kenneth Activity Type Geophysical Platform Glomar Challenger Area of Operation Western Pacific Location map Bounding Coordinates -40.38020 143.41330     176.80820 -56.55660 Ports leave Lyttleton, New Zealand arrive Wellington, New Zealand Dates 03/02/1973 (JD 061) to 04/17/1973 (JD 107) Analog Materials list Index map Crew R. E. Houtz Chief Scientist J. P. Kenneth Chief Scientist Equipment Used transitsatellite 12khz magnetics airgun bathymetry Notes Scripps Institution of Oceanography NGDC Overview ! Converted to time format with year at start. ! DATA COLLECTION OVERVIEW (use NGDC GEODAS CD to retrieve data) MCG Data Collection ID --- G2973WP Institution Data Collection ID --- DSDP29GC NGDC ID --- 15050027 Funding --- (unspecified) Project, Cruise & Leg --- DEEPSEA DRILL. 29 Study region --- -40.00000,-57.00000,+143.00000,+177.00000 Chief Scientist(s) --- HOUTZ R.E.,KENNET J.P. Name of vessel --- D/V GLOMAR CHALLENGER (surface ship) Date field data collection started --- 03/02/73 LYTTLETOWN,NEW ZEALAND Date field data collection ended --- 04/17/73 WELLINGTON,NEW ZEALAND Parameters surveyed --- Bathymetry: surveyed, contained in data file Magnetics: surveyed, contained in data file 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 --- 11/24/79 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 --- 12KHZ/GIFFT RECORDER/WIDE(60DEG)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 --- 1463.0 m/sec Bathymetric datum code --- No correction applied (sea level) Bathmetry interpolation scheme --- 5 MINUTE INTERVAL Magnetics instrumentation --- VARIAN MFD PROTON PRECESSION MOD 4970 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-65 Method of applying residual field --- LIN.INTERP.AT 30DEG C/C OR 500MI ALONG TRACK Seismic instrumentation --- 20TO300CU.IN.AIRGUN,10-300HZ,EDO PSR REC Formats of seismic data --- ANAL.RECORDS,35MM MICROFILM Publications Core Data from the Deep Sea Drilling Project, Leg 29: http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/geology/dsdp/data/29/leg29.htm Got Help? For G-29-73-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, organization, owner, project number, 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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