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MGD77HEADER(1gmt) Generic Mapping Tools MGD77HEADER(1gmt)

NAME

mgd77header - Generate MGD77 header from data records

SYNOPSIS

mgd77header NGDC-id.a77 [ -Hheadervalues.txt ] [ -M f|r ] [ -V ]

DESCRIPTION

mgd77header generates an MGD77 header by reading A77 data (i.e., the data record portion of MGD77 files), determines temporal and spatial extents, ten degree boxes crossed, and data columns present. Optionally, it can also read an input file consisting of header field values ( -H) to be included in program output. Header field values determined from data and read from input are output in either MGD77 format (f) or as a list (r) ( -M).

OPTIONS

No space between the option flag and the associated arguments.
-H
Obtain header field values from an input text file. Each row of the input file should consist of a header field name and its desired value, separated by a space. See below for a sample header file and for the full list of header field names.
-M
Choose between MGD77 formatted header output f or list r.
-V
Selects verbose mode, which will send progress reports to stderr [Default runs "silently"].

Header Item Sample File:

Format_Acronym MGD77
 
Source_Institution SOEST - UNIV. OF HAWAII
 
Country USA
 
Platform_Name KILO MOANA
 
Platform_Type_Code 1
 
Platform_Type SHIP

Names of All MGD77 Header Fields

Survey_Identifier
 
Format_Acronym
 
Data_Center_File_Number
 
Parameters_Surveyed_Code
 
File_Creation_Year
 
File_Creation_Month
 
File_Creation_Day
 
Source_Institution
 
Country
 
Platform_Name
 
Platform_Type_Code
 
Platform_Type
 
Chief_Scientist
 
Project_Cruise_Leg
 
Funding
 
Survey_Departure_Year
 
Survey_Departure_Month
 
Survey_Departure_Day
 
Port_of_Departure
 
Survey_Arrival_Year
 
Survey_Arrival_Month
 
Survey_Arrival_Day
 
Port_of_Arrival
 
Navigation_Instrumentation
 
Geodetic_Datum_Position_Determination_Method
 
Bathymetry_Instrumentation
 
Bathymetry_Add_Forms_of_Data
 
Magnetics_Instrumentation
 
Magnetics_Add_Forms_of_Data
 
Gravity_Instrumentation
 
Gravity_Add_Forms_of_Data
 
Seismic_Instrumentation
 
Seismic_Data_Formats
 
Format_Type
 
Format_Description
 
Topmost_Latitude
 
Bottommost_Latitude
 
Leftmost_Longitude
 
Rightmost_Longitude
 
Bathymetry_Digitizing_Rate
 
Bathymetry_Sampling_Rate
 
Bathymetry_Assumed_Sound_Velocity
 
Bathymetry_Datum_Code
 
Bathymetry_Interpolation_Scheme
 
Magnetics_Digitizing_Rate
 
Magnetics_Sampling_Rate
 
Magnetics_Sensor_Tow_Distance
 
Magnetics_Sensor_Depth
 
Magnetics_Sensor_Separation
 
Magnetics_Ref_Field_Code
 
Magnetics_Ref_Field
 
Magnetics_Method_Applying_Res_Field
 
Gravity_Digitizing_Rate
 
Gravity_Sampling_Rate
 
Gravity_Theoretical_Formula_Code
 
Gravity_Theoretical_Formula
 
Gravity_Reference_System_Code
 
Gravity_Reference_System
 
Gravity_Corrections_Applied
 
Gravity_Departure_Base_Station
 
Gravity_Departure_Base_Station_Name
 
Gravity_Arrival_Base_Station
 
Gravity_Arrival_Base_Station_Name
 
Number_of_Ten_Degree_Identifiers
 
Ten_Degree_Identifier
 
Additional_Documentation_1
 
Additional_Documentation_2
 
Additional_Documentation_3
 
Additional_Documentation_4
 
Additional_Documentation_5
 
Additional_Documentation_6
 
Additional_Documentation_7
 

EXAMPLES

To generate an MGD77 header from A77 input, try
 
mgd77header km0201 -H kmheaderitems.txt -Mf > km0201.h77
 

SEE ALSO

mgd77list(1), mgd77manage(1), mgd77path(1), mgd77track(1) x2sys_init(1)

REFERENCES

Wessel, P., and W. H. F. Smith, 2014, The Generic Mapping Tools (GMT) version 4.5.12 Technical Reference & Cookbook, SOEST/NOAA.
 
Wessel, P., and W. H. F. Smith, 1998, New, Improved Version of Generic Mapping Tools Released, EOS Trans., AGU, 79 (47), p. 579.
 
Wessel, P., and W. H. F. Smith, 1995, New Version of the Generic Mapping Tools Released, EOS Trans., AGU, 76 (33), p. 329.
 
Wessel, P., and W. H. F. Smith, 1995, New Version of the Generic Mapping Tools Released, http://www.agu.org/eos_elec/95154e.html, Copyright 1995 by the American Geophysical Union.
 
Wessel, P., and W. H. F. Smith, 1991, Free Software Helps Map and Display Data, EOS Trans., AGU, 72 (41), p. 441.
 
The Marine Geophysical Data Exchange Format - "MGD77", see http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/dat/geodas/docs/mgd77.txt
 
Feb 27 2014 GMT 4.5.13 (SVN)