Marine Geoscience Data System

searchButton

mgds

EW0208 Seismic Acquisition Parameters

Platform Name R/V Maurice Ewing
Acquisition Parameter NameEW0208_ACQ001
Lines all
Acquisition System Name Syntron Syntrak 480
Acquisition System Type Digital
Navigation System Tasmon P-Code (primary)
Survey Datum WGS84
Shot Control Distance
Shot Interval (meters) 20
Sample Interval (microseconds) 1000
Record Length (seconds) See Details
Recording Delay Used no
Source Type AirGun
Source Make/Model SERCEL:GI
Source Number 2
Source Volume (cu in) 210
Source Pressure (psi) 2000
Source Depth (meters) 2.5
Number of Source Arrays 1
Receiver Type Hydrophone:Streamer
Receiver Make/Model Not Provided:NotProvided
Number of Cables 1
Number of Channels 120
Near Channel Number 120
Cable Length (meters) 1500
Cable Depth (meters) 4
Group Spacing (meters) 12.5
Antenna to Source (meters) 55.3
Source To Near Channel (meters) 56
Active Tail Buoy Used yes
Compass Birds Used yes
Multiple Ships Used no

Additional Details

EW0208_ACQ001Record Length: 6.144 secs for sequence001;
10.240 secs for seq002-009, seq012-seq014;
6.656 secs for seq010-seq011, seq015-seq045;
Two Ship Work with JOIDES Resolution for OBS and VSP only