NBP0701
Data Report

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prepared by:

Jennifer Ayers,

Raytheon Polar Services Company

US Antarctic Program

22 December 2006 - 29 January 2007



Table of Contents

 

1     Introduction..................................................................................................................... 1

1.1      Archive Commands................................................................................................... 1

1.2      Distribution Contents at a Glance.......................................................................... 2

1.3      Obtaining Data from the MGDS............................................................................... 2

1.4      Research Overview.................................................................................................. 3

2     Distribution Contents................................................................................................... 5

2.1      Cruise Information.................................................................................................. 5

2.1.1      Cruise Track................................................................................................................. 5

2.1.2      Satellite Images............................................................................................................. 5

2.1.3      Science Reports............................................................................................................. 5

2.2      Seismic Data............................................................................................................ 5

2.3      NBP Processed Data Products................................................................................. 1

2.3.1      JGOFS......................................................................................................................... 1

2.3.2      MGD77........................................................................................................................ 1

2.4      Science of Opportunity............................................................................................. 3

2.4.1      ADCP.......................................................................................................................... 3

2.4.2      pCO2.......................................................................................................................... 3

2.5      Ocean Science.......................................................................................................... 3

2.5.1      XBT............................................................................................................................ 3

2.5.2      CTD............................................................................................................................ 4

2.6      RVDAS..................................................................................................................... 4

2.6.1      Sensors and Instruments................................................................................................. 4

Underway Sensors................................................................................................................................................................................ 4

Meteorology and Radiometry...................................................................................................................................................... 4

Geophysics........................................................................................................................................................................................ 5

Oceanography................................................................................................................................................................................... 5

Navigational Instruments.................................................................................................................................................................. 5

2.6.2      Raw Data..................................................................................................................... 5

Underway Data....................................................................................................................................................................................... 6

Sound Velocity Probe (svp1)....................................................................................................................................................... 6

Meteorology (met1)........................................................................................................................................................................ 6

Gravimeter (grv1)............................................................................................................................................................................ 7

Bathy 2000 (bat1)........................................................................................................................................................................... 8

Knudsen (knud)............................................................................................................................................................................... 9

Simrad EM120 (mbdp)................................................................................................................................................................... 9

Simrad EK500 (sim1)................................................................................................................................................................... 10

Thermosalinograph (tsg1).......................................................................................................................................................... 10

Fluorometer (flr1)......................................................................................................................................................................... 10

pCO2................................................................................................................................................................................................. 10

Navigational Data.............................................................................................................................................................................. 11

Seapath GPS (seap)....................................................................................................................................................................... 11

Trimble (P-Code) GPS (PCOD).................................................................................................................................................. 13

Gyro Compass (gyr1)................................................................................................................................................................... 14

ADCP Course (adcp)..................................................................................................................................................................... 14

Sound Velocity Probe (svp1).................................................................................................................................................... 15

2.6.3      Processed Data............................................................................................................ 15

pCO2-merged...................................................................................................................................................................................... 15

tsgfl........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 15

3     Calculations................................................................................................................... 16

3.1      TSG........................................................................................................................ 16

3.2      PAR........................................................................................................................ 17

3.3      PIR......................................................................................................................... 17

3.4      PSP........................................................................................................................ 17

4     Acquisition Problems and Events............................................................................ 18

5     Appendix:  Sensors and Calibrations....................................................................... 19

5.1      Shipboard Sensors.................................................................................................. 19

5.2      Calibrations.......................................................................................................... 19

Anemometer (Port)............................................................................................................................................................................. 20

Anemometer (Starboard).................................................................................................................................................................. 21

Anemometer (Starboard) – Replacement..................................................................................................................................... 22

Barometer............................................................................................................................................................................................. 23

Humidity / Wet Temp........................................................................................................................................................................ 24

PIR.......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 25

PSP......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 26

PAR........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 27

GUV........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 28

Underway Conductivity................................................................................................................................................................... 29

Underway Temperature Sensor....................................................................................................................................................... 30

Underway Remote Temperature Sensor........................................................................................................................................ 31

Underway Transmissometer............................................................................................................................................................ 32

Gravity Tie Start (New Zealand)..................................................................................................................................................... 33

Gravity Tie End (McMurdo............................................................................................................................................................. 34

5.3      Seismic Data Details.............................................................................................. 35

 

 


1       Introduction

The NBP research vessel data acquisition systems (RVDAS) continuously log data from the instruments used during the cruise.  This document describes:

 

·       The structure and organization of the data on the distribution media

·       The format and contents of the data strings

·       Formulas for calculating values

·       Information about the specific instruments in use during the cruise

·       A log of acquisition problems and events during the cruise that may affect the data

·       Scanned calibration sheets for the instruments in use during the cruise

The data is distributed on a DVD-R written in ISO9660 level-1 format.  It is readable by virtually every computing platform.   All data has been packaged in Unix tar archive files. Most files inside the tar archive have been compressed to reduce size. Compressed files are identified by the extension “gz”. Tools are available on all platforms for uncompressing and de-archiving these files:

 

·       On Macintosh, use Stuffit Expander with DropStuff or the command line utilities. 

·       On Windows, use WinZip or the freeware program 7zip (installer is located in /other/7zip.exe).

·       tar, gzip, and gunzip are standard tools on all Unix and Unix-like systems.

·       Multibeam data is distributed separately.

IMPORTANT:  Read the last section, “Acquisition Problems and Events,” for important information that may affect the processing of this data.

1.1      Archive Commands

All archives were created using the command:

tar [z]cvf archive_name files_to_archive     

with [z] being used to create “.tgz” archives.

 

To create a list of the files in the archive, use the Unix command:

tar [z]tvf  archive_name  > contents.list

where contents.list is the name of the file to create

 

To extract the files from the archive:

tar [z]xvf  archive_name file(s)_to_extract

 


1.2      Distribution Contents at a Glance

 

NBP0701 RVDAS Data

 

 

NBP0701.be.gmt

NBP0701.gmt

NBP0701.mgd

NBP0701.ps

NBP0701.trk

NBP0701.doc

NBP0701.pdf

NBP0701_watch.xls

 

 

imagery/             

0701Imag.tar

 

 

 

ocean/   

0701xbt.tar

 

process/

0701JGOF.tar

0701MGD.tar

0701PCO2.tar

0701PROC.tar

0701QC.tar

 

rvdas/nav/

0701adcp.tar  

0701gp02.tar

0701gyr1.tar

0701PCOD.tar

0701seap.tar

0701sp1b.tar

0701sp2a.tar

0701trax.tar

 

rvdas/uw/

0701bat1.tar

0701bird.tar

0701eng1.tar

0701flr1.tar

0701grv1.tar

0701mag1.tar

0701mbdp.tar

0701met1.tar

0701oyo1.tar

0701pco2.tar

0701pguv.tar

0701sssg.tar

0701svp1.tar

0701syn1.tar

0701tsg1.tar

 

 

1.3      Obtaining Data from the MGDS

The complete data set is distributed on DVDs and tapes at the end of the cruise; additionally, a complete copy will be sent to the Antarctic Multibeam Synthesis at the MGDS (http://www.marine-geo.org/). You can locate the all information for and download data from this cruise at the web site by selecting your cruise name from the data link tool. You can also download and use the java application GeoMapApp to interactively access multibeam and other data sets. Data sent to the database will not be downloadable until the proprietary hold has been released. You can contact the MGDS at:

 

MGDS Data Manager

Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory

61 Route 9W

Palisades NY 10964 USA

845-818-3745 Phone/Fax

info@marine-geo.org

 

1.4      Research Overview

Collaborative Research: The Connection Between mid-Cenozoic Seafloor Spreading and the Western Ross Sea Embayment

Principle Investigators: Dr. Steve Cande, Dr. Joann Stock

 

Cruise NBP0701 conducted a marine geophysical survey to study the structural relationship between the Adare Basin, east of Cape Adare, and the Northern and Central basins of the Ross Embayment.  Previous cruises on the Palmer have documented that there was 170 km of seafloor spreading between East and West Antarctica from 40 to 26 Ma (in the mid−Cenozoic). This episode of seafloor spreading produced new seafloor in the Adare Basin, but the relationship of this seafloor spreading episode to the continental basins of the Ross Embayment, to the south, has not been established.

 

NBP0701 acquired magnetic, gravity, swath bathymetry, and seismic data from the southern end of the Adare Basin south into the Northern Basin and Central Basin of the Ross Embayment in order to test between two hypotheses:

 

1)     There is complete structural continuity southward from the Adare Basin into the Northern Basin, and that the Northern Basin of the Ross Sea also experienced 170 km of extension; or

2)     Some displacement was transferred sideways into the Central Basin of the Ross Embayment.

 

The results have important implications for the overall geological history of Antarctica during the mid−Cenozoic, and also for processes that control the transition from continental to oceanic rifting, which is a topic of interest to many scientists worldwide.

 

Collaborative Research: Constraining the Petrogenesis and Mantle Source of Adare Basin Seamount Lavas

Principle Investigators: Dr. Paterno Castillo, Dr. Kurt Panter

 

The fundamental cause of Cenozoic magmatism in west Antarctica has been explained by a variety of models based primarily on geochemical evidence gathered from igneous rocks collected from continental west Antarctica and from Ross Island. The primary objective of this project is to analyze critical age, petrographic, petrochemical, and isotopic data that can be used to assess these existing but often conflicting models on mantle geodynamics and control on magmatism in the region.

 

To accomplish this goal, NBP0701 collected samples by dredging from the numerous

but relatively small volcanic seamounts in the Adare Basin in western Ross Sea, Northern Victoria Land, which we collectively called Adare Basin Seamounts (ABS). By establishing that these seamounts are of Cenozoic age and genetically related to other Cenozoic igneous rocks in west Antarctica, we should be able to constraint better the "pristine" mantle source composition of west Antarctic magmas by virtue of their small-volume, oceanic form of intraplate magmatism.

 

Our investigation for the first time provides geochronologic and geochemical data for submarine intraplate magmatism in the Adare Basin and can potentially be pivotal in the study of magmatism not only in the west Antarctic, but also in the entire SW Pacific region.

 

Hydroacoustic Study to Calibrate Nuclear Test Monitoring Systems

Mr. Scott Jenkins and Dr. Donna Blackman

 

The hydroacoustic study provided information to calibrate a component of the United Nations International Monitoring System (IMS) for nuclear test monitoring. Small explosive charges (4-lb SUS charges) designed to fire at water depths of 200-600 m were deployed at stations spaced approximately 200 nm apart along the transit. These very brief impulsive signals propagated to distant hydrophone receivers. Documentation of differences between predicted (based on IMS hydroacoustic modeling approaches) and measured arrival time and frequency content of the recorded signal will be used to quantify the uncertainty introduced by high temperature/salinity gradients that characterize the Antarctic Convergence Zone (ACZ). The zone's oceanographic conditions alter the path of sound propagation and can cause frequency-dependent loss of signal energy due to scattering. Although our signals were quite small, particularly relative to a clandestine nuclear test in the oceans, the travel-time and loss frequencies that we document can be extended to address relevant test scenarios. Obtaining information from across the ACZ has been a US Dept. of Energy priority for the past three years.

 

2       Distribution Contents

2.1      Cruise Information

2.1.1     Cruise Track

The distribution DVD includes a GMT cruise track file (NBP0701.trk).  It contains the longitude and latitude at one-minute intervals extracted from the NBP0701.gmt file.

A plot of the cruise track is available in postscript, pdf, and jpeg formats, in the files: NBP0701.track.jpg, NBP0701.track.pdf, and 0701trk.ps.  These images are located in the trkmaps.tar file.

2.1.2     Satellite Images

Satellite, weather, and isobar images processed during this cruise can be found in the directory /images in three tar files: ice.tar, isobar.tar, and wx.tar (weather).

2.1.3     Science Reports

Weekly cruise science reports are located in the directory /scirep.

2.2      Seismic Data

Seismic data has been distributed on sets of 22 DVDs.  Appendix 5.3 describes the particulars of the seismic data collected.

 

The diagram below illustrates the seismic instrument configuration used on NBP0701.



2.3      NBP Processed Data Products

Two primary datasets are created on each cruise: JGOFS and MGD77.

The data processing scripts used to produce JGOFS and MGD77 data sets create a number of intermediate files.  These files are included on the data distribution media in a file called 0701proc. They are included to make re-processing easier in the event of an error, but no extensive detail of the formats is included in this document. For information, please contact itvessel@usap.gov.

2.3.1     JGOFS

The JGOFS data set may be found on the distribution media in the file /process/0701JGOF.tar.  The archive contains one file produced for each day named jgDDD.dat.gz, where DDD is the year-day the data was acquired. The “.gz” extension indicates that the individual files are compressed before archiving. Each daily file consists of 22 columnar fields in text format as described in the table below. The JGOFS data set is created from calibrated data decimated at one-minute intervals. Several fields are derived measurements from more than a single raw input.  For example, Course Made Good (CMG) and Speed Over Ground (SOG) are calculated from gyro and GPS inputs. Daily plots during the cruise are produced from the JGOFS data set. Note:  Null, unused, or unknown fields are indicated as “NAN” or 9999 in the JGOFS data.

Field

Data

Units

01

UMT date

dd/mm/yy

02

UMT time

hh:mm:ss

03

NGL latitude (negative is South)

tt.tttt

04

NGL longitude (negative is West)

ggg.gggg

05

Speed over ground

Knots

06

GPS HDOP

-

07

Gyro Heading

Degrees (azimuth)

08

Course made good

Degrees (azimuth)

09

Mast PAR

mEinsteins/meter2 sec

10

Sea surface temperature

°C

11

Sea surface conductivity

siemens/meter

12

Sea surface salinity

PSU

13

Sea depth (uncorrected, calc. sw sound vel. 1500 m/s)

meters

14

True wind speed (max speed windbird)

meters/sec

15

True wind direction (max speed windbird)

degrees (azimuth)

16

Ambient air temperature

°C

17

Relative humidity

%

18

Barometric pressure

mBars

19

Sea surface fluorometry

volts (0-5 FSO)

20

Not used

-

21

PSP

W/m2

22

PIR

W/m2

2.3.2     MGD77

The MGD77 data set is contained in a single file for the entire cruise.  It can be found in the top level of the distribution data structure as NBP0701.mgd.  The file NBP0701.gmt is created from the MGD77 dataset using the “mgd77togmt” utility.  NBP0701.gmt can be used with the GMT plotting package. 

 

The data used to produce the NBP0701.mgd file can be found at the root of the distribution media and in the file /process/0701proc.tar.  The data files in the archive contain a day’s data and follow the naming convention Dddd.fnl.gz, where ddd is the year-day. These files follow a space-delimited columnar format that may be more accessible for some purposes. They contain data at one-second intervals rather than one minute and are individually “gzipped” to save space. Below is a detailed description of the MGD77 data set format. 

 

All decimal points are implied. Leading zeros and blanks are equivalent.  Unknown or unused fields are filled with 9s.  All “corrections”, such as time zone, diurnal magnetics, and EOTVOS, are understood to be added.

Col

Len

Type

Contents

Description, Possible Values, Notes

1

1

int

Data record type

Set to “5” for data record

2-9

8

char

Survey identifier

 

10-12

3

int

Time zone correction

Corrects time (in characters 13-27) to UMT when added; 0 = UMT

13-16

4

int

Year 

4 digit year

17-18

2

int

Month 

2 digit month

19-20

2

int

Day

2 digit day

21-22

2

int

Hour

2 digit hour

23-27

5

real

Minutes x 1000

 

28-35

8

real

Latitude x 100000

+ = North

- = South. (–9000000 to 9000000)

36-44

9

real

Longitude x 100000

+ = East

- = West.  (–18000000 to 18000000)

45

1

int

Position type code

1=Observed fix

3=Interpolated

9=Unspecified

46-51

6

real

Bathymetry, 2- way travel time

In 10,000th of seconds.  Corrected for transducer depth and other such corrections

52-57

6

real

Bathymetry, corrected depth

In tenths of meters.

58-59

2

int

Bathymetric correction code

This code details the procedure used for determining the sound velocity correction to depth

60

1

int

Bathymetric type code

1 = Observed

3 = Interpolated (Header Seq. 12)

9 = Unspecified

61-66

6

real

Magnetics total field, 1ST sensor

In tenths of nanoteslas (gammas)

67-72

6

real

Magnetics total field, 2ND sensor

In tenths of nanoteslas (gammas), for trailing sensor

73-78

6

real

Magnetics residual field

In tenths of nanoteslas (gammas).  The reference field used is in Header Seq. 13

79

1

int

Sensor for residual field

 

1 = 1st or leading sensor

2 = 2nd or trailing sensor

9 = Unspecified

80-84

5

real

Magnetics diurnal correction

In tenths of nanoteslas (gammas).  (In nanoteslas) if 9-filled (i.e., set to “+9999”), total and residual fields are assumed to be uncorrected; if used, total and residuals are assumed to have been already corrected.

85-90

6

F6.0

Depth or altitude of magnetics sensor

(In meters) 

+ = Below sea level 

3 = Above sea level

91-97

7

real

Observed gravity

In 10th of mgals.  Corrected for Eotvos, drift, tares

98-103

6

real

EOTVOS  correction

In 10th of mgals.

E = 7.5 V cos phi sin alpha + 0.0042 V*V

104-108

5

real

Free-air anomaly

In 10th of mgals

G = observed

G = theoretical

109-113

5

char

Seismic line number

Cross-reference for seismic data

114-119

6

char

Seismic shot-point number

 

120

1

int

Quality code for navigation

5=Suspected, by the originating institution

6=Suspected, by the data center

9=No identifiable problem found

2.4      Science of Opportunity

2.4.1     ADCP

The ADCP system measures currents in a depth range up to 1200 m (OS38 in deep profiling mode). In bad weather, ice, or unfavorable sea state the range is reduced, and sometimes no valid measurements are made.  ADCP data collection is the OPP-funded project of Eric Firing (University of Hawaii) and Teri Chereskin (Scripps Institution of Oceanography).  Data is collected on both the LMG and the NBP for the benefit of scientists on each cruise, and for the long-term goal of building a profile of current structure in the Southern Ocean.

 

Matlab “.mat” files containing current contour and vector data have been placed in the file /adcp/0701MAT.tar. Please note that these files must be considered preliminary only. Data are not a “final product” until post-processing has been performed by the principal investigators. For more information on data format, post-processing, and for data download, please visit: http://currents.soest.hawaii.edu.

 

 A data feed is sent from the ADCP system to RVDAS whenever a reference layer is acquired. This feed contains east and north vectors for ship’s speed, relative to the reference layer, and ship’s heading. This data is saved in files located in 0701adcp.tar in the directory /rvdas/nav.

2.4.2     pCO2

The NBP carries a pCO2 measurement system from Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (LDEO). pCO2 data is recorded by RVDAS and transmitted to LDEO at the end of each cruise. pCO2 data is archived in the file 0701pco2.tar in the /process directory, which contains the pCO2 instrument’s data merged with GPS, meteorological and other oceanographic measurements.  For more information contact Colm Sweeney (csweeney@ldeo.columbia.edu).

2.5      Ocean Science

2.5.1     XBT

During the cruise, eXpendable BathyThermographs were used to obtain water column temperature profiles. XBT profiles allow corrections to the sound velocity profile for the multi-beam system.  The data files from these launches are included as 0701xbt.tar in the /ocean directory.

2.5.2     CTD

During the cruise, CTDs were used to obtain water column Conductivity, Temperature and Depth profiles.  The data files from these launches are included as 0606ctd.tar in the /ocean directory.

 

2.6      RVDAS

The Research Vessel Data Acquisition System (RVDAS) was developed at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University and has been in use on its research ship for many years.  It has been extensively adapted for use on the USAP research vessels.

 

Daily data processing of the RVDAS data is performed to calibrate and convert values into useable units and as a check of the proper operation of the DAS. Both raw and processed data sets from RVDAS are included in this data distribution. Quality-control plots for most instruments are created daily, and may be found in postscript format in the file /process/0701QC.tar. The tables below provide detailed information on the sensors and data. Be sure to read the “Significant Acquisition Events” section for important information about data acquisition during this cruise.

2.6.1     Sensors and Instruments

RVDAS data is divided into two general categories, underway and navigation.  Raw data will be found on the distribution media as subdirectories under the top level rvdas directory:  /rvdas/uw, and /rvdas/nav. Each instrument or sensor produces a data file named with its channel ID.  Each data file is g-zipped to save space on the distribution media.  Not all data types are collected every day or on every cruise.

The naming convention for data files produced by the sensors and instruments is: NBP[CruiseID][ChannelID].dDDD.  Example: NBP0701met1.d365.

 

·       The CruiseID is the numeric name of the cruise, in this case, NBP0701.

·       The ChannelID is a 4-character code representing the system being logged.  For example the meteorology designation is “met1”.

·       DDD is the day of year the data was collected.

Underway Sensors

Meteorology and Radiometry

Measurement

Channel ID

Collect. Status

Rate

Instrument

Air Temperature

met1

Continuous

1 sec

R. M. Young 41372LC

Relative Humidity

met1

Continuous

1 sec

Wind Speed/Direction

met1

Continuous

1 sec

R.M. Young 5106

Barometer

met1

Continuous

1 sec

R.M. Young 61201

PIR (LW radiation)

met1

Continuous

1 sec

Eppley PIR

PSP (SW radiation)

met1

Continuous

1 sec

Eppley PSP

PAR

met1

Continuous

1 sec

BSI QSR-240

GUV

guv

Continuous

2 sec

BSI PUV-2511

PUV

puv

Continuous

 

BSI PUG-2500

Geophysics

Measurement

Channel ID

Collect. Status

Rate

Instrument

Gravimeter

grv1

Continuous

10 sec*

LaCoste & Romberg

Magnetometer

mag1

Not collected

15 sec

EG&G G-866

Bathymetry

bat1

Per direction

Varies

ODEC Bathy 2000

Bathymetry

knu1

Per direction

Varies

Knudsen 320B/R

Bathymetry

sim1

Not collected

Varies

Simrad EK500 Sonar

*Data is output every second but only changes every 10 seconds.

Oceanography

Measurement

Channel ID

Collect. Status

Rate

Instrument

Conductivity

tsg1

Continuous

6 sec

SeaBird SBE-21

Salinity

tsgfl

Continuous

6 sec

Calc. from pri. temp

Sea Surface Temp

tsg1

Continuous

6 sec

SeaBird 3-01/S

Fluorometry

flr1

Continuous

1 sec

Turner 10-AU-005

Fluorometry

flr1 & tsg1

Continuous

6 sec

Transmissometry

tsg1

Continuous

6 sec

WET Lab C-Star

pCO2

pco2

Continuous

70 sec

(LDEO)

ADCP

adcp

Continuous

varies

RD Instruments

 

Navigational Instruments

Measurement

Channel ID

Collect. Status

Rate

Instrument

Trimble GPS

PCOD

Continuous

1 sec

Trimble 20636-00SM

Gyro

gyr1

Continuous

0.2 sec

Yokogawa Gyro

SeaPath

seap

Continuous

1 sec

SeaPath 200

 

2.6.2     Raw Data

Data is received from the instrument system via RS-232 serial connections. A time tag is added by RVDAS at the beginning of each line of data in the form,

yy+dd:hh:mm:ss.sss [data stream from instrument]

where

yy = two-digit year
ddd = day of year
hh =  2 digit hour of the day
mm =  2 digit minute
ss.sss =  seconds

 

All times are reported in UTC.  The delimiters that separate fields in the raw data files are often spaces and commas but can be other characters such as :  =  @.  Occasionally no delimiter is present.  Care should be taken when reprocessing the data that the field’s separations are clearly understood. 

 

In the sections below a sample data string is shown, followed by a table that lists the data contained in the string. 

Underway Data

Sound Velocity Probe (svp1)

00+348:01:59:52.128  1539.40

Field

Data

Units

1

RVDAS Time tag

 

2

Sound velocity in ADCP sonar well

m/s

Meteorology (met1)

01+322:00:03:27.306 04.5 292 010 05.7 294 010 0959.6 000.2 093.1

-000.1537 0001.0886 0012.8248

Field

Data

Units

1

RVDAS time tag

 

2

Port anemometer speed (relative)

m/s

3

Port anemometer direction (relative)

deg

4

Port anemometer standard deviation

deg

5

Starboard anemometer speed (relative)

m/s

6

Starboard anemometer direction (relative)

deg

7

Starboard anemometer standard deviation

deg

8

Barometer

mBar

9

Air temperature

°C

10

Relative humidity

%

11

PSP (short wave radiation)*

mV

12

PIR (long wave radiation)*

mV

13

PAR (photo synthetically available radiation)*

mV

*See page 20 for calculations.


Gravimeter (grv1)

There are two sets of fields output by the gravity meter. The data record is output once per second, and identified by “$DAT” in the id field. A summary of sensor environmental data is output every ten seconds, identified by “%ENV” in the id field.

 

Data record ($DAT):

05+194:00:00:27.995 $DAT,2005/ 7/13, 0: 7: 7.36,194, 9050.37, 9050.06,    5410.86,   -0.00,   -0.01,   -0.02,    0.00,    0.00,    0.70,    0.19,   -0.12,   -0.25,    0.00, -69.45711315, -54.32181487,  0.000, 285.200,

Field

Data

Conversion

Units

1

RVDAS time tag

 

 

2

Text string (id field)

$DAT for data record

 

3

Date

YYYY/MM/DD

 

4

Time

HH:MM:SS.SS

 

5

Day of Year

DDD

 

6

Gravity count

mgal = count x 1.0046 + offset

count

7

Spring Tension

 

CU

8

Beam Position

Volts x 750,000

 

9

VCC

 

 

10

AL

 

 

11

AX

 

 

12

VE

 

 

13

AX2

 

 

14

XACC2

 

 

15

LACC2

 

 

16

CROSS ACCEL

 

GAL

17

LONG ACCEL

 

GAL

18

EOTVOS CORR

 

MGAL

19

LONGITUDE

 

Degrees

20

LATITUDE

 

Degrees

21

HEADING

 

Degrees

22

VELOCITY

 

Knots

 

Environmental record ($ENV)

05+183:19:13:10.945 %ENV,2005/ 7/ 2,19:19:52.16,183,S-036/V1.5,    3.34,   47.19,   20.34,1.111840E-1,-0.57700,-0.10591, 0.40180, 2.55260, 0.43000,   1, 300

Field

Data

Conversion

Units

1

RVDAS time tag

 

 

2

Text string (id field)

$ENV for environmental record

 

3

Date

YYYY/MM/DD

 

4

Time

HH:MM:SS.SS

 

5

Day of Year

DDD

 

6

Meter ID

 

 

7

Meter Pressure

 

inch-Hg

8

Meter temp

 

°C

9

Ambient temp

 

°C

10

K-Factor

 

 

11

VCC Coeff

 

 

12

AL Coeff

 

 

13

AX Coeff

 

 

14

VE Coeff

 

 

15

AX2 Coeff

 

 

16

Serial Filter Length

 

Seconds

17

QC Filter Length

 

Seconds

Bathy 2000 (bat1)

00+019:23:59:53.901 ;I04485.3ME -23.0, I00000.0,-99.9,0000@01/11/00, 23:59:52.08 PW2 PF1 SF1 PL3 MO4 SB3 PO0 TX1 TR: GM5 1500 06.7 -72.1

Field

Data

Format / Possible Values

Units

1

RVDAS time tag

 

 

2

Flagged low frequency chn. depth w/ units

;FDDDDD.Dun where F = flag

(V for valid, I for invalid), D=depth, un = units

meters

3

Low Frequency echo strength 

EEE.EE

dB

4

Flagged high freq. chn. depth

not used

 

5

High frequency echo strength

not used

 

6

Signed heave data

SHHHH

cm

7

Date

mm/dd/yy

 

8

Time

hh:mm:ss

 

9

Transmit pulse window type

PW1=Rectangular

PW2=Hamming

PW3=Cosine

PW4=Blackman

 

10

Primary transmit frequency

PF1=3.5 kHz

PF2=12.0 kHz

kHz

11

Parametric mode secondary frequency

SF1=3.5 kHz

SF2=12.0 kHz

kHz

12

Pulse length

PL1=200usec

PL2=500usec

PL3=1msec

PL4=2msec

PL5=5msec

PL6=10msec

PL7=25msec

If transmit mode is FM:

PL1=25msec

PL2=50msec

PL3=100msec

 

13

Operating mode

MO1=CW parametric

MO2=CW

MO3=FM parametric

MO4=FM

 

14

Frequency sweep bandwidth

SB1=1 kHz

SB2=2 kHz

SB3=5 kHz

kHz

15

Power level

PO1 = 0dB

PO2 = -6dB

PO3 = -12dB

PO4 = -18dB

PO5 = -24dB

PO6 = -30dB

PO6 = -30 dB

PO7 = -36dB

PO8 = -42dB

 

16

Transmit mode

TX1=single ping active

TX2=pinger listen

TX3=multipinging TR

TX4=multipinging TR

TX5=multipinging TTRR

TX6=multipinging TTTTRRRR

TX7=multipinging TTTTTRRRRR

 

17

Transmit Rate

TR3 = 4Hz

TR4 = 2Hz

TR5 = 1Hz

TR6 = .5Hz

TR7 = .33Hz

TR8 = .25Hz

TR9 = .20Hz

TR: = .10Hz

TR; = .05Hz

Hz

18

System gain mode

GM0=hydrographic AGC

GM1 to GM9=hydrographic +3db to + 27db manual. 

GMA to GMD=hydrographic + 30db  through + 60db manual

GME to GMK=sub-bottom 1 through sub-bottom 7

 

19

Speed of sound

 

m/sec

20

Depth of sonar window below sea-level

 

meters

21

Background noise level in fixed point reference

 

dB/V

Knudsen (knud)

99+099:00:18:19.775 HF,305.2,LF,304.3

Field

Data

Units

1

RVDAS time tag

 

2

HF = High frequency flag (12 kHz)

 

3

High frequency depth

meters

4

LF = Low frequency flag (3.5 kHz)

 

5

Low frequency depth

meters

Simrad EM120 (mbdp)

Field

Data

Units

1

LDTDS

 

2

$EMDPT

 

3

Depth (corrected)

Meters

Simrad EK500 (sim1)

00+005:00:00:52.388 D1,23583509,1479.6, 17,  1,  0

Field

Data

Units

1

RVDAS time tag

 

2

Header

 

3

Time tag

hhmmss.sss

4

Depth

m

5

Bottom surface backscattering strength

dBar

6

Transducer number ( 1 = 38 kHz )

 

7

 

 

Thermosalinograph (tsg1)

00+019:23:59:46.976 15A16CFC163F8C2C100

Field

Data

Units

1

RVDAS time tag

 

2

Seabird hex string (see page 16 for conversion to real units)

 

Fluorometer (flr1)

00+019:23:59:58.061 0  0818 ::  1/19/00 17:23:17 = 0.983  (RAW)   1.2 (C)

Field

Data

Units

1

RVDAS time tag

 

2

Marker 0 to 8

 

3

4-digit index

 

4

Date

mm/dd/yy

5

Time

hh:mm:ss

6

Signal

 

7

Signal units of measurement

 

8

Cell temperature (if temperature compensation package is installed)

 

9

Temperature units (if temperature compensation package is installed)

 

pCO2

00+021:23:59:43.190 2006114.02630 1960.80 20.64 1003.5 346.81 -1.63 341.7 52.49 0 13 Equil

Field

Data

Units

1

RVDAS time tag

 

2

pCO2 time tag (decimal is fractional time of day)

yyyyddd.ttt

3

Raw voltage (IR)

mV

4

Cell temp (C)

°C

5

Barometric pressure (mbar)

MBar

6

CO2 conc. (ppm)

ppm

7

Equilibrator Temp (C)

°C

8

pCO2 pressure (uatm)

microAtm

9

Flow rate (cc/min)

ml / min

10

Valve Position (integer,  note position 9 does not write, defaults to 1)

1 or 2 digits

11

Sample Code number (integer)

1 or 2 digits

12

Flow source (Equil = pCO2 measurement)

text

 


Navigational Data

Seapath GPS (seap)

The Seapath GPS outputs the following data strings, four in NMEA format and two in proprietary PSXN format:

·       GPZDA

·       GPGGA

·       GPVTG

·       GPHDT

·       PSXN, 20

·       PSXN, 22

·       PSXN, 23

 

GPZDA

02+253:00:00:00.772 $GPZDA,235947.70,09,09,2002,,*7F

Field

Data

Units

1

RVDAS time tag

 

2

$GPZDA

 

3

time

hhmmss.ss

4

Day

dd

5

Month

mm

6

Year

yyyy

7

(empty field)

 

8

Checksum

 

 

GPGGA

02+253:00:00:00.938 GPGGA,235947.70,6629.239059,S,06827.668899,W,1,07,1.0,11.81,M,,M,,*6F

Field

Data

Units

1

RVDAS time tag

 

2

$GPGGA

 

3

time

hhmmss.ss

4

Latitude

ddmm.mmmmmm

5

N or S for north or south latitude

 

6

Longitude

ddmm.mmmmmm

7

E or W for east or west longitude

 

8

GPS quality indicator, 0=invalid, 1=GPS SPS, 2=DGPS, 3=PPS, 4=RTK, 5=float RTK, 6=dead reckoning

 

9

number of satellites in use (00-99)

 

10

HDOP

x.x

9

height above ellipsoid in meters

m.mm

11

M

 

12

(empty field)

 

13

M

 

14

age of DGPS corrections in seconds

s.s

15

DGPS reference station ID (0000-1023)

 

16

Checksum

 

 

GPVTG

02+253:00:00:00.940 $INVTG,19.96,T,,M,4.9,N,,K,A*39

Field

Data

Units

1

RVDAS time tag

 

2

$GPVTG

 

3

course over ground, degrees true

d.dd

4

T

 

5

,

 

6

M

 

7

speed over ground in knots

k.k

8

N

 

9

,

 

10

K

 

11

Mode

 

12

Checksum

 

 

GPHDT

02+253:00:00:00.941 $GPHDT,20.62,T*23

Field

Data

Units

1

RVDAS time tag

 

2

$GPHDT

 

3

Heading, degrees true

d.dd

4

T

 

5

Checksum

 

 

PSXN,20

02+253:00:00:00.942 $PSXN,20,0.43,0.43*39

Field

Data

Units

1

RVDAS time tag

 

2

$PSXN

 

3

20

 

4

Horizontal position & velocity quality: 0=normal, 1=reduced performance, 2=invalid data

 

5

Height & vertical velocity quality: 0=normal, 1=reduced performance, 2=invalid data

 

6

Heading quality: 0=normal, 1=reduced performance, 2=invalid data

 

7

Roll & pitch quality: 0=normal, 1=reduced performance, 2=invalid data

 

8

Checksum

 

PSXN,22

02+253:00:00:00.942 $PSXN,22,0.43,0.43*39

Field

Data

Units

1

RVDAS time tag

 

2

$PSXN

 

3

22

 

4

gyro calibration value since system start-up in degrees

d.dd

5

short term gyro offset in degrees

d.dd

6

Checksum

 

PSXN,23

02+253:00:00:02.933 $PSXN,23,0.47,0.57,20.62,0.03*0C

Field

Data

Units

1

RVDAS time tag

 

2

$PSXN

 

3

23

 

4

roll in degrees, positive with port side up

d.dd

5

pitch in degrees, positive with bow up

d.dd

6

Heading, degrees true

d.dd

7

heave in meters, positive down

m.mm

8

Checksum

 

Trimble (P-Code) GPS (PCOD)

The Trimble GPS, which formerly output Precise Position (P-Code) strings, but now only outputs Standard Position (Civilian) strings, outputs three NMEA standard data strings:

·       Position fix (GGA)

·       Latitude / longitude (GLL),

·       Track and ground speed (VTG)

 

GGA: GPS Position Fix – Geoid/Ellipsoid

01+319:00:04:11.193 $GPGGA,000410.312,6227.8068,S,06043.6738,W,1,06,1.0,
031.9,M,-017.4,M,,*49

Field

Data

Units

1

RVDAS Time tag

 

2

$GPGGA

 

3

UTC time at position

hhmmss.sss

4

Latitude

ddmm.mmm

5

North (N) or South (S)

 

6

Longitude

ddmm.mmm

7

East (E) or West (W)

 

8

GPS quality:

     0 = Fix not available or invalid

     1 = GPS, SPS mode, fix valid

     2 = DGPS (differential GPS), SPS mode, fix valid

     3 = P-CODE PPS mode, fix valid

 

9

Number of GPS satellites used

 

10

HDOP (horizontal dilution of precision)

 

11

Antenna height

meters

12

M for meters

 

13

Geoidal height

meters

14

M for meters

 

15

Age of differential GPS data (no data in the sample string)

 

16

Differential reference station ID (no data in the sample string)

 

17

Checksum (no delimiter before this field)

 

 

GLL: GPS Latitude/Longitude

01+319:00:04:11.272 $GPGLL,6227.8068,S,06043.6738,W,000410.312,A *32

Field

Data

Units

1

RVDAS Time tag

 

2

$GPGLL

 

3

Latitude

degrees

4

North or South

 

5

Longitude

degrees

6

East or West

 

7

UTC of position

hhmmss.sss

8

Status of data (A = valid)

 

9

Checksum

 

 

VTG: GPS Track and Ground Speed

01+319:00:04:11.273 $GPVTG,138.8,T,126.0,M,000.0,N,000.0,K *49

Field

Data

Units

1

RVDAS time tag

 

2

$GPVTG

 

3

Heading

degrees

4

Degrees true (T)

 

5

Heading

degrees

6

Degrees magnetic (M)

 

7

Ship speed

knots

8

N = knots

 

9

Speed

km/hr

10

K = km per hour

 

11

Checksum

 

Gyro Compass (gyr1)

00+019:23:59:59.952 $HEHDT 25034,-020 *73

Field

Data

Units

1

RVDAS time tag

 

2

$HEHDT

 

3

Heading, Degrees True

degrees

4

Rate of change SYYY S = +/-,  YYY = r.rr

 

5

Checksum

 

ADCP Course (adcp)

00+019:23:59:59.099 $PUHAW,UVH,-1.48,-0.51,250.6

Field

Data

Units

1

RVDAS time tag

 

2

$PUHAW

 

3

UVH (E-W, N-S, Heading)

 

4

Ship Speed relative to reference layer, east vector

knots

5

Ship Speed relative to reference layer, north vector

knots

6

Ship heading

degrees

Sound Velocity Probe (svp1)

00+348:01:59:52.128  1539.40

Field

Data

Units

1

RVDAS Time tag

 

2

Sound velocity in ADCP sonar well

m/s

 

2.6.3     Processed Data

pCO2-merged

00+346:23:58:20.672 2000346.9991 2398.4 1008.4 0.01 45.4 350.3 342.6 15.77 Equil -43.6826 173.1997 15.51 33.90 0.33 5.28 9.05 1007.57 40.0 14.87 182.44

Field

Data

Units

1

RVDAS time tag

 

2

pCO2 time tag (decimal is fractional time of day)

yyyyddd.ttt

3

Raw voltage (IR)

mV

4

Cell temp (C)

°C

5

Barometric pressure (mbar)

MBar

6

CO2 conc. (ppm)

ppm

7

Equilibrator Temp (C)

°C

8

pCO2 pressure (uatm)

microAtm

9

Flow rate (cc/min)

ml / min

10

Valve Position (integer,  note position 9 does not write, defaults to 1)

1 or 2 digits

11

Sample Code number (integer)

1 or 2 digits

12

Flow source (Equil = pCO2 measurement)

text

13

RVDAS latitude

degrees

14

RVDAS longitude

degrees

15

TSG external temperature

°C

16

TSG salinity (PSU)

PSU

17

TSG fluorometry (mV -0-5)

V

18

RVDAS true wind speed

m/s

19

RVDAS true wind direction

degrees

20

Barometric Pressure

mBars

21

Uncontaminated seawater pump flow rate

l/min

22

Speed over ground (knots)

knots

23

Course made good (deg)

degrees

tsgfl

00+075:00:00:04.467 -01.488 -01.720 02.6783 33.63748 1.002442 0.002442

Field

Data

Units

1

RVDAS time tag

 

2

Internal water temperature

°C

3

Sea Surface Temperature

°C

4

Conductivity

mSiemens

5

Salinity

PSU

6

Fluorometry

V

7

Transmissivity

V

3       Calculations

The file instcoef.txt located in the / directory contains the calibration factors for shipboard instruments.  This was the file used by the RVDAS processing software.

3.1      TSG

Raw TSG data is stored as a 20 byte (character) long hex string.

 

Bytes

Data

 1-4

Sensor Temperature

 5-8

Conductivity

 9-14

Remote Temperature

15-17

Fluorometer voltage

18-20

Transmissometer voltage

 

The coefficients for temperature and conductivity sensors can be found the rvdascal.txt file and on the calibrations sheets in the appendix.

 

Calculating Temperature – ITS-90

 

T = decimal equivalent of bytes 1-4

Temperature Frequency:  f = T/19 +2100

Temperature = 1/{g + h[ln(f0/f)] + i[ln2(f0/f)] + j[ln3(f0/f)]} - 273.15 (°C)

Calculating Conductivity – ITS-90

 

C = decimal equivalent of bytes 5-8

Conductivity Frequency f = sqrt(C*2100+6250000)

Conductivity = (g + hf2 + if3 + jf4)/[10(1 + dt + ep)] (siemens/meter)

t = temperature (°C); p = pressure (decibars); d = Ctcor; e = CPcor

Calculating Fluorometry Voltage

 

f = decimal equivalent of bytes 15-17

Fluorometry Voltage = f/819

Calculating Transmittance

 

Vdark = 0.058 V

Vref  = 4.765 V

t = decimal equivalent of bytes 18 – 20

Transmissometer Voltage (Vsignal) = t/819

% Transmittance = (Vsignal – Vdark) / (Vref - Vdark)


3.2      PAR

raw data = mV

calibration scale = 6.27 V/(mEinstiens/cm 2sec)

offset (Vdark) = 0.1 mV

(raw mV - Vdark)/scale x 104 cm2/m2 x 10-3 V/mV= mEinstiens/m2sec

or

(data mV – 0.1 mV) x 1.65 (mEinstiens/m2sec)/mV = mEinstiens/m2sec

3.3      PIR

raw data = mV

calibration scale = 4.09 x 10-6  V/(W/m2)

data mV / (scale x 103 mV/V ) = W/m2

or

data mV x 242.1(W/m2)/mV = W/m2

3.4      PSP

raw data = mV

calibration scale =  7.94 x 10-6  V/(W/m2)

data mV / (scale x 103 mV/V) = W/m2

or

data mV x 120.7 (W/m2)/V = W/m2

4       Acquisition Problems and Events

This section lists problems with acquisition noted during this cruise including instrument failures, data acquisition system failures and any other factor affecting this data set. The format is ddd:hh:mm (ddd is year-day, hh is hour, and mm is minute). Times are reported in UMT.

 

 

Time

Description

355:02:00

Run New_Cruise for NBP0701

356:00:45

Start RVDAS logging

356:10:30

Secured Gravimeter

356:22:00

Restarted Gravimeter

357:00:34

Magnetometer activated

358:01:30

Cleaned Radiometers, Replaced Starboard Windbird

359:12:45

Left New Zealand EEZ

003:02:04

Bathy stopped logging data

003:02:30

Bathy logging restarted

005:13:15

Stopped Met Data for Troubleshooting

029:15:05

Stopped RVDAS Logging

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5       Appendix:  Sensors and Calibrations

5.1      Shipboard Sensors

Sensor

Description

Serial #

Last Calibration Date

Comments

Meteorology & Radiometers

Port Anemometer

RM Young 5106

WM 46263

05/20/06

 

Stbd Anemometer

RM Young 5106

WM 51143

05/20/06

Removed on 01/05/07

Stbd Anemometer

RM Young 5106

WM 73682

07/10/06

Installed on 01/05/07

Barometer

RM Young 61201

0872

06/24/05

 

Humidity/Wet Temp

RM Young 41372LC

06733

06/24/05

 

PIR (Pyrgeometer)

Eppley PIR

33023F3

01/18/06

 

PSP (Pyranometer)

Eppley PSP

33090F3

01/18/06

 

PAR (Mast)

BSI-QSR-240

6356

05/16/05

 

GUV (Mast)

BSI GUV-2511

25110805126

10/17/06

 

Underway

TSG

SeaBird SBE21

218091-1390

03/12/05

 

TSG Remote Temp

SeaBird 3-01/S

031497

11/10/05

 

Fluorometer

Turner 10-AU-005

5333-FRXX

N/A

 

Transmissometer

WET Labs C-Star

CST-557DR

04/07/05

 

Gravimeter

LaCoste & Romberg Gravity Meter

 

n/a

 

Bathymetry

Knudsen 320B/R

 

n/a

 

Bathymetry

Bathy 2000

 

n/a

 

Other

P-Code GPS

Trimble 20636-00 (SM)

0220035116

 

 

Magnetometer

SeaSpy S/H 13300

 

 

 

Hydrophone Streamer

Teledyne 48 channel analog

 

 

 

5.2       Calibrations

The following pages are replicas of current calibration sheets for the sensors used during this cruise.

 


 

Anemometer (Port)

 

 

 

 


Anemometer (Starboard)

 


Anemometer (Starboard) – Replacement

 


Barometer
Humidity / Wet Temp

Scanned on HP LaserJet MFP with Digital Sending
PIR
PSP


PAR

Scanned on HP LaserJet MFP with Digital Sending
GUV

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Underway Conductivity


Underway Temperature Sensor

 

 


Underway Remote Temperature Sensor

 

 


Underway Transmissometer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gravity Tie Start (New Zealand)

 


Gravity Tie End (McMurdo)

 

 


5.3      Seismic Data Details

Seismic MSC Data From Cruise NBP0701

 

These data were recorded in the western Ross Sea, Antarctica, in and around

the Adare Trough as part of the NSF Projects OPP-0440923 (Caltech) and

OPP-0440959 (Scripps) entitled "Collaborative Research: The Connection

Between Mid-Cenzoic Seafloor Spreading and the Ross Embayment". The PIs for

the survey are Steve Cande (Scripps) and Joann Stock (Caltech).  The data were

recorded as part of the cruise NBP0701 on the RVIB Nathaniel B. Palmer, from

late Dec, 2006 through Jan, 2007. Multibeam, gravity, magnetics, XBT and some

dredging samples were also acquired on the  cruise.

 

The seismic equipment consisted of:

            Data:    The data are 8-sec records with 2 mil (0.002 sec) sample rate.

                        The cycle time on the guns was 12 sec.  The ship speed while

                        recording was kept close to 4.5 kts, which gave an intershot

                        spacing of approximately 27.8m.  The data are in little-endian,

                        IEEE float format with ascii line-headers. The shot-coords are

                        given in floating milli-arcsecs lat/lon in the trace headers.

                        Line 13 has a 12 sec record length (2 mil) and a 15 sec cycle

                        time (34.6m). Lines 14 and beyond have a 12 sec record length

                        and a 16 sec cycle time (37.1m).

            Source: 6 GI guns, towed in a line with the closest 31m from the stern

                        of the ship and the midpoint 43m. The guns are identical and

                        each have a capacity of 225 cu in. The gun depth is 2m.

                        Starting Line 13, the source is an array of 6 Bolt air guns

                        850/500/350/200/145/80 with a total of 2125 cubic inches.

            Streamer: 48 channel, oil filled streamer with 12 birds.  The closest

                        channel (channel #1) is 150m behind the stern and the

                        interchannel spacing is 25m. The streamer depth is 10m. Note

                        that channel 37 is dead, and through cross-talk picks up the aux-1                              channel.

            Recorder: OYO/DAS-1 fixed gain recorder with 48 channels, plus 2 aux

                        channels.  The data are converted on the fly to SEGY-format.

            Sonobuoys: Approximately 30 sonobuoys were deployed. The successful

                        ones were usually the 57B-type and generally were live for 2

                        or more hours (16 km). The sonobuoy data has regular 100 msec

                        burst noise that is thought (but not verified) to be due the

                        transmission of digital information from the sonobuoy.

                        Some of the sonobuoys recorded at the beginning of the lines are

                        only partially recorded (farther offsets) because the were

                        launched for mammal monitoring purposes approximately 1/2 half

                        hour before the seismic guns were started.  The sonobuoy data

                        is on AUX-1 and also usually on AUX-2. A list of the good

                        sonobuoy data is given in an accompanying file.

 

The data were recorded on a sequence of lines that are often back-to-back with

only a few shots missing between them. Within each line the files are broken

into a number of segments to keep the maximum file size < 2 Gbytes. Each

segment has it own line and reel header.

 

                                               


MCS LINES

 

A list of the lines is given below.

For each line the starting and ending shot number, lon-lat, and date are given.

 

NBP0701_Line01

              288  173.14478  -70.58811 2006 365 11 20 24

             7354  173.83646  -70.84412 2007 001 11 19 15

            Note: NBP0701_Line01-00.segy is the initial start of survey warm-up and

            has poor quality data.

 

NBP0701_Line02

              107  173.90067  -70.87609 2007 001 11 52 10

             5993  173.55456  -71.18925 2007 002 07 36 51

 

NBP0701_Line03

              101  173.11477  -71.14766 2007 002 10 14 46

             6332  172.37739  -69.74395 2007 003 07 01 53

 

NBP0701_Line04

              101  174.94999  -71.32886 2007 005 11 22 46

             9578  175.38471  -71.44294 2007 006 18 58 54

 

NBP0701_Line05

              101  173.78904  -72.58099 2007 009 05 08 37

             7518  174.00073  -70.81491 2007 010 06 24 14

 

NBP0701_Line06

              101  174.00072  -70.81287 2007 010 06 25 49

             8010  174.40328  -70.87261 2007 011 08 47 52

 

NBP0701_Line07

              101  174.41323  -70.87416 2007 011 08 51 12

             7698  174.24878  -71.26307 2007 012 10 10 52

 

NBP0701_Line08

              101  174.25497  -71.26465 2007 012 10 12 53

             5027  172.12773  -71.87338 2007 013 02 42 17

 

NBP0701_Line09

              101  173.34349  -68.90794 2007 016 02 46 15

             9802  173.81148  -71.09947 2007 017 11 06 52

 

NBP0701_Line10

              101  173.81116  -71.10019 2007 017 11 07 29

             3301  173.26060  -71.65953 2007 017 21 47 41

 

NBP0701_Line11

              101  173.25369  -71.65875 2007 017 21 49 20

              483  173.09958  -71.57694 2007 017 23 06 10

 

NBP0701_Line12

              101  171.58947  -70.66164 2007 021 20 05 53

             6388  173.98106  -71.78302 2007 022 17 03 06

 

NBP0701_Line13

              106  174.59414  -71.21806 2007 023 07 14 19

             2241  175.18947  -71.85521 2007 023 16 08 41

            Note with Line 13 there problems with the information in approx

            every 11th trace header in that the time and location info were

            repeated from the previous header.  This was corrected by interpolation

            from the two immediate neighbors.

 

NBP0701_Line14

             101  175.18902  -71.85586 2007 023 16 09 11

            3862  172.75304  -72.88540 2007 024 09 03 30

 

NBP0701_Line15

             101  172.52601  -72.94376 2007 024 12 10 48

             2104  173.82323  -72.43516 2007 024 21 06 16

 

NBP0701_Line16

             101  173.82255  -72.43431 2007 024 21 07 05

             2205  172.06174  -72.05410 2007 025 06 29 39

 

NBP0701_Line17

             101  172.19031  -72.07807 2007 025 09 16 07

             790  172.80015  -72.21277 2007 025 12 21 30

             791  173.03906  -72.26440 2007 025 13 58 12

            2917  175.04057  -72.66188 2007 025 23 24 50

            Note: The line has a significant gap at shot 790 due gun breakdown

            Lines 17 & 18 in the watchstanders' report were combined to make

             this line.

 

NBP0701_Line18

             101  175.04592  -72.66244 2007 025 23 26 08

            1118  175.71771  -72.66660 2007 026 05 27 19

            Note: This short line has 2 significant gaps due to gun problems

            and a 360-degree turn at the end of it. Redundant on Line 19, which

            includes the same territory, recorded in the opposite direction.

            Lines 19 & 20 in the watchstanders report were combined to make

            this line.

 

NBP0701_Line19

             101  175.71401  -72.66661 2007 026 05 28 07

            3609  172.42714  -72.31600 2007 026 21 04 35

            Note: This line is reported as Line 21 in the watchstanders report.

 

 

                                    Sonobuoy Info

 

Integer numbers are shot points. The first line for each sonobuoy indicates

the release point and hence its nominal position.  The second is the end of

the useful signal. "Mammal/partial" indicates that only farther offsets are

present because the air guns were not active during the initial 1/2 hour of

deployment.  In this case, the first entry indicates when the guns were turned

on, no the position of the sonobuoy.

 

-----------------------Line 1-----------------------

 

NBPsonoL01-01   288  1000 mammal/partial

             288  173.14478  -70.58811 2006 365 11 20 24

            1000  172.66083  -70.65901 2006 365 13 42 47

 

NBPsonoL01-02  2578  3277 full

            2578  171.51529  -70.81364 2006 365 19 06 30

            3277  171.03622  -70.88742 2006 365 21 26 16

 

NBPsonoL01-03  4749  5172 full

            4749  171.87941  -70.93616 2007 001 02 20 40

            5172  172.18960  -70.91146 2007 001 03 45 16

 

NBPsonoL01-04  5844  6400 full

            5844  172.66945  -70.87166 2007 001 05 59 42

            6400  173.09473  -70.84281 2007 001 07 50 54

 

-----------------------Line 2-----------------------

 

NBPsonoL02-01   973  1512 full

             973  173.49223  -71.01443 2007 001 14 52 38

            1512  173.10691  -71.05096 2007 001 16 40 26

 

NBPsonoL02-02  1610  2100 full

            1610  173.03394  -71.05757 2007 001 17 00 02

            2100  172.66572  -71.09106 2007 001 18 38 01

 

NBPsonoL02-03  4304  4743 full

            4304  172.32007  -71.23609 2007 002 01 58 49

            4743  172.63728  -71.27370 2007 002 03 26 38

 

NBPsonoL02-04  4864  5321 full

            4864  172.74451  -71.26828 2007 002 03 50 49

            5321  173.08982  -71.24530 2007 002 05 22 13

 

NBPsonoL02-05  5458  5992 full

            5458  173.19345  -71.23900 2007 002 05 49 38

            5992  173.55456  -71.18973 2007 002 07 36 26

 

-----------------------Line 3-----------------------

 

NBPsonoL03-01   101   526 mammal/partial

             101  173.11477  -71.14766 2007 002 10 14 46

             526  172.80043  -71.13115 2007 002 11 39 52

 

NBPsonoL03-02  2774  3274 full

            2774  173.13624  -70.59219 2007 002 19 09 26

            3274  173.03016  -70.47470 2007 002 20 49 28

 

NBPsonoL03-03  3563  4390 full

            3562  172.96633  -70.40478 2007 002 21 47 04

            4390  172.78654  -70.20605 2007 003 00 33 03

 

-----------------------Line 4-----------------------

 

NBPsonoL04-01   101   460 partial/mammal

             101  174.94999  -71.32886 2007 005 11 22 46

             460  174.67169  -71.34083 2007 005 12 34 39

 

NBPsonoL04-02   463  1571 full

             463  174.66932  -71.34094 2007 005 12 35 15

            1571  173.82682  -71.38215 2007 005 16 16 51

 

NBPsonoL04-03  2542  3608 full

            2542  173.09748  -71.44789 2007 005 19 31 04

            3608  172.26226  -71.51963 2007 005 23 04 16

 

NBPsonoL04-04  4375  4771 full

            4375  171.75280  -71.59540 2007 006 01 37 40

            4771  171.75000  -71.69342 2007 006 02 56 52

 

NBPsonoL04-05  6525  7000 full

            6425  172.99029  -71.63183 2007 006 08 27 40

            7000  173.43192  -71.59526 2007 006 10 22 40

 

NBPsonoL04-06  8490  9276 full

            8490  174.56120  -71.50275 2007 006 15 20 40

            9276  175.15898  -71.45258 2007 006 17 57 52

 

NBPsonoL04-07  9281  9546 partial/end_of_line

            9281  175.16277  -71.45221 2007 006 17 58 52

            9546  175.36186  -71.43876 2007 006 18 51 53

 

-----------------------Line 5-----------------------

 

NBPsonoL05-01   101  400 partial/mammal

             101  173.78904  -72.58099 2007 009 05 08 37

             400  173.80404  -72.50594 2007 009 06 08 30

 

NBPsonoL05-02   877 1700 full

             877  173.83200  -72.38558 2007 009 07 43 54

            1700  173.87843  -72.18262 2007 009 10 28 30

 

NBPsonoL05-03  3082 3969 full

            3082  173.84741  -71.80074 2007 009 15 36 35

            3969  173.77815  -71.58149 2007 009 18 34 00

 

-----------------------Line 6-----------------------

 

NBPsonoL06-01   279 1042 full

             279  173.94651  -70.78039 2007 010 07 01 30

            1042  173.35792  -70.76276 2007 010 09 34 05

 

NBPsonoL06-02  1223 1908 full

            1223  173.21930  -70.75778 2007 010 10 10 17

            1908  172.71523  -70.78199 2007 010 12 27 17

 

NBPsonoL06-03  2660 3111 full

            2660  172.17490  -70.84477 2007 010 14 57 42

            3011  171.92418  -70.87289 2007 010 16 07 53

 

NBPsonoL06-04  3434 5440 full/double-pass

            3434  171.72460  -70.94794 2007 010 17 32 29

            5440  172.48568  -71.01273 2007 011 00 13 41

 

-----------------------Line 7-----------------------

 

NBPsonoL07-01 354 823  full

             354  174.47376  -70.92767 2007 011 09 41 50

             823  174.46855  -71.03899 2007 011 11 15 38

 

NBPsonoL07-02 1015 1420  full

            1115  174.24895  -71.05846 2007 011 12 14 03

            1420  174.01848  -71.07818 2007 011 13 15 02

 

NBPsonoL07-03 5405 6133  full

            5405  172.53578  -71.38974 2007 012 02 32 02

            6133  173.08585  -71.34574 2007 012 04 57 38

 

-----------------------Line 8-----------------------

 

NBPsonoL08-01  159 1051 full

             159  174.28303  -71.27628 2007 012 10 24 29

            1051  174.43571  -71.49403 2007 012 13 22 53

 

NBPsonoL08-02 2076 3143 full

            2076  174.36927  -71.70019 2007 012 16 51 40

            3143  173.55896  -71.76487 2007 012 20 25 03

 

NBPsonoL08-03 4085 4846 full

            4085  172.86159  -71.81733 2007 012 23 33 27

            4846  172.27091  -71.86274 2007 013 02 05 40

 

-----------------------Line 9-----------------------

 

NBPsonoL09-01  540 1330 full

         540  173.43629  -69.00253 2007 016 04 14 03

        1330  173.61589  -69.16421 2007 016 06 52 03

 

NBPsonoL09-02 3177 3777 full

        3177  174.00044  -69.58906 2007 016 13 01 27

        3777  174.00043  -69.73511 2007 016 15 01 27

 

NBPsonoL09-03 6866 7542 full

        6866  174.22308  -70.47275 2007 017 01 19 15

        7542  174.43997  -70.62529 2007 017 03 34 27

 

NBPsonoL09-04 8122 8748 full

        8122  174.36987  -70.74851 2007 017 05 30 27

        8748  174.16045  -70.87687 2007 017 07 35 39

 

-----------------------Line 10----------------------

 

NBPsonoL10-01 1154 1914 full

        1154  173.95717  -71.35315 2007 017 14 38 05

        1914  174.06853  -71.53127 2007 017 17 10 04

 

-----------------------Line 11----------------------

 

No sonobuoys on Line 11

 

-----------------------Line 12----------------------

 

NBPsonoL12-01  330 1050 full

         330  171.64358  -70.71075 2007 021 20 51 17

        1050  171.84853  -70.86264 2007 021 23 15 17

NBPsonoL12-02 1130 1869 full

        1130  171.87215  -70.88125 2007 021 23 31 18

        1869  172.10452  -71.04825 2007 022 01 59 06

NBPsonoL12-03 2071 3042 full

        2071  172.25181  -71.06025 2007 022 02 39 29

        3042  172.75065  -71.19453 2007 022 05 53 42

NBPsonoL12-04 3161 3858 full

        3161  172.78021  -71.22252 2007 022 06 17 29

        3858  172.95747  -71.38959 2007 022 08 36 53

NBPsonoL12-05 4109 4863 full

        4109  173.03662  -71.45020 2007 022 09 27 05

        4863  173.21259  -71.63249 2007 022 11 57 54

NBPsonoL12-06 5828 6357 full

        5828  173.54109  -71.82410 2007 022 15 10 53

        6357  173.95715  -71.78506 2007 022 16 56 41

 

-----------------------Line 13----------------------

 

NBPsonoL13-01  108  516 partial/Mammal

         108  174.59414  -71.21806 2007 023 07 14 19

         516  174.76471  -71.33554 2007 023 08 56 24

 

NBPsonoL13-02  371  926 full

         371  174.71419  -71.29089 2007 023 08 20 10

         926  174.86004  -71.45553 2007 023 10 38 54

 

NBPsonoL13-03  552 1166 full

         552  174.77625  -71.34614 2007 023 09 05 24

        1166  174.93174  -71.52763 2007 023 11 38 56

 

NBPsonoL13-04 1142 1793 full

        1142  174.92555  -71.52031 2007 023 11 32 55

        1793  175.09531  -71.71530 2007 023 14 15 41

 

NBPsonoL13-05 1569 2176 full

        1569  175.03663  -71.64820 2007 023 13 19 39

        2176  175.19613  -71.83254 2007 023 15 51 26

 

NBPsonoL13-06 1874 2239 full

        1874  175.11533  -71.74009 2007 023 14 35 55

        2239  175.19082  -71.85326 2007 023 16 07 11

 

-----------------------Line 14----------------------

 

NBPsonoL14-01  120  741 full

         120  175.18191  -71.86223 2007 023 16 14 16

         741  174.79363  -72.03440 2007 023 18 59 52

NBPsonoL14-02  439 1115 full

         439  174.97507  -71.95550 2007 023 17 39 20

        1015  174.62016  -72.11079 2007 023 20 12 56

NBPsonoL14-03  827 1305 full

         827  174.73454  -72.05725 2007 023 19 22 48

        1305  174.42927  -72.19334 2007 023 21 30 16

NBPsonoL14-04 1115 1655 full

        1115  174.55283  -72.13961 2007 023 20 39 38

        1655  174.18989  -72.29712 2007 023 23 13 59

NBPsonoL14-05 1495 1929 full

        1495  174.31251  -72.24337 2007 023 22 20 56

        1929  174.03122  -72.36246 2007 024 00 27 05

NBPsonoL14-06 1846 2405 full

        1846  174.07229  -72.34459 2007 024 00 04 57

        2405  173.75523  -72.47453 2007 024 02 34 01

NBPsonoL14-07 2231 2719 full

        2231  173.86332  -72.43067 2007 024 01 47 37

        2719  173.57914  -72.54798 2007 024 03 57 45

NBPsonoL14-08 2556 3034 full

        2556  173.67212  -72.50999 2007 024 03 14 15

        3034  173.36078  -72.63654 2007 024 05 21 45

NBPsonoL14-09 3075 3386 full

        3075  173.33338  -72.64791 2007 024 05 32 41

        3386  173.11853  -72.73817 2007 024 06 55 37

NBPsonoL14-10 3243 3859 full

        3243  173.21910  -72.69657 2007 024 06 17 29

        3859  172.75828  -72.88332 2007 024 09 01 45

 

-----------------------Line 15----------------------

 

NBPsonoL15-01  101  400 partial/mammal

         101  172.52601  -72.94376 2007 024 12 10 48

         400  172.75925  -72.87863 2007 024 13 30 53

NBPsonoL15-02  492  957 full/weak

         492  172.81764  -72.85324 2007 024 13 55 25

         957  173.12410  -72.72839 2007 024 15 59 25

NBPsonoL15-03  757 1062 full

         757  172.98316  -72.78050 2007 024 15 06 07

        1062  173.19630  -72.70182 2007 024 16 27 27

NBPsonoL15-04 1063 1547 full

        1063  173.19696  -72.70158 2007 024 16 27 43

        1547  173.50644  -72.57998 2007 024 18 36 47

NBPsonoL15-05 1376 1834 full

        1376  173.40166  -72.62447 2007 024 17 51 09

        1834  173.68177  -72.50541 2007 024 19 53 17

NBPsonoL15-06 1659 2101 full

        1659  173.57726  -72.55040 2007 024 19 06 39

        2101  173.82432  -72.43713 2007 024 21 04 31

 

-----------------------Line 16----------------------

 

NBPsonoL16-01  236  629 full

         236  173.74206  -72.40350 2007 024 21 43 07

         629  173.42794  -72.34140 2007 024 23 27 55

NBPsonoL16-02  609  875 truncated

         609  173.44557  -72.34504 2007 024 23 22 35

         875  173.20746  -72.29768 2007 025 00 33 32

NBPsonoL16-03  917 1435 full

         917  173.16927  -72.29020 2007 025 00 44 43

        1435  172.71969  -72.19459 2007 025 03 02 51

NBPsonoL16-04 1108 1541 full

        1108  173.00218  -72.25519 2007 025 01 35 39

        1541  172.62968  -72.17690 2007 025 03 31 07

NBPsonoL16-05 1441 1876 full

        1441  172.71438  -72.19350 2007 025 03 04 27

        1876  172.34629  -72.11601 2007 025 05 00 27

NBPsonoL16-06 1751 2202 full

        1751  172.45022  -72.13689 2007 025 04 27 08

        2202  172.06719  -72.05592 2007 025 06 27 24

 

-----------------------Line 17----------------------

 

NBPsonoL17-01  101  689 partial/Mammal

         101  172.19031  -72.07807 2007 025 09 16 07

         689  172.70013  -72.19268 2007 025 11 52 55

NBPsonoL17-02  188  669 full

         188  172.25845  -72.09664 2007 025 09 39 19

         669  172.68252  -72.18905 2007 025 11 47 35

NBPsonoL17-03  796 1204 partial/truncated

         796  173.04099  -72.26480 2007 025 13 58 44

        1204  173.40853  -72.33763 2007 025 15 47 32

NBPsonoL17-04 1008 1475 full

        1008  173.23325  -72.30261 2007 025 14 55 16

        1475  173.66811  -72.38775 2007 025 16 59 49

NBPsonoL17-05 1355 1991 full

        1355  173.55100  -72.36459 2007 025 16 27 49

        1991  174.13750  -72.48309 2007 025 19 17 24

NBPsonoL17-06 1707 2209 full

        1707  173.88310  -72.43191 2007 025 18 01 40

        2209  174.34406  -72.52539 2007 025 20 15 32

NBPsonoL17-07 2181 2731 full

        2181  174.31697  -72.51925 2007 025 20 08 04

        2731  174.85700  -72.62765 2007 025 22 34 44

NBPsonoL17-08 2455 2916 full/noisy

        2455  174.58159  -72.57293 2007 025 21 21 09

        2916  175.03755  -72.66150 2007 025 23 24 05

 

-----------------------Line 18----------------------

 

Only a partial sonobuoy on this line.

 

-----------------------Line 19----------------------

 

NBPsonoL19-01 101 746

             101  175.71401  -72.66661 2007 026 05 28 07

             746  175.01131  -72.69312 2007 026 08 20 07

NBPsonoL19-02 392 1013

             392  175.37979  -72.66720 2007 026 06 45 43

            1013  174.84816  -72.76862 2007 026 09 31 20

NBPsonoL19-03 749 1418

             749  175.00965  -72.69399 2007 026 08 20 55

            1418  174.43104  -72.72611 2007 026 11 19 20

NBPsonoL19-04 1165 1831

            1165  174.68140  -72.76148 2007 026 10 11 51

            1831  174.01700  -72.66795 2007 026 13 09 27

NBPsonoL19-05 1422 1917

            1422  174.42720  -72.72548 2007 026 11 20 24

            1917  173.93889  -72.65206 2007 026 13 32 24

NBPsonoL19-06 1764 2225

            1764  174.08362  -72.67757 2007 026 12 51 35

            2225  173.65725  -72.59026 2007 026 14 54 31

NBPsonoL19-07 2088 2571

            2088  173.78298  -72.61745 2007 026 14 17 59

            2571  173.34938  -72.52193 2007 026 16 26 47

NBPsonoL19-08 2512 3000

            2512  173.40220  -72.53268 2007 026 16 11 03

            3000  172.97756  -72.43797 2007 026 18 21 11

NBPsonoL19-09 2744 3273

        2774  173.17051  -72.48351 2007 026 17 20 56

            3273  172.73728  -72.38495 2007 026 19 34 00

NBPsonoL19-10 3224 3607

            3224  172.77859  -72.39484 2007 026 19 20 56

            3607  172.43239  -72.31720 2007 026 21 03 03