KAIREI KR03-13 Gravity

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: KR03-13
: Processed (DMO)-Basic
: JAMSTEC
: Absolute gravity
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2003-11-15 23:55 – 2003-12-07 22:50

Instrument:
Shipboard gravimeter ( - KR16-07)
Instrument:
Microgravimeter ( - KR07-18)
The data provided here are absolute gravity data. The absolute gravity data are a combination of relative gravity data measured by the shipboard gravity meter and the absolute gravity data of the ports in departure and arrival. Drift corrections were done before converting into absolute gravity. The absolute gravity values of the ports are referenced to those of the Japan Gravity Standardization Net of the Geographical Survey Institute of Japan.
  1. (1) Shipboard gravity meter
    2. The system consists of two main assemblies; the gyro-stabilized platform including the gravity sensor and the data handling & control system.
    Manufacturer： BODENSEEWERK
    Model： KSS 31
    Measuring range： 10,000 mGal
    Accuracy： 1.0 mGal
    Drift rate： < 3.0 mGal/month
    Installation： Gravity meter room
    Reference:“INSTRUCTION MANUAL for MARINE/AIR GRAVITYMETER SYSTEM KSS 31”, Bodenseewerk 1996
  2. (2) Portable gravity meter
    3. The portable gravity meter consists of two modules; the data acquisition/control module and the gravity sensor module. The gravity sensor is enclosed in a thermostatically controlled vacuum chamber. The portable gravity meter is used to calculate the absolute gravity of the port with reference to the gravity station of the Japan Gravity Standardization Net of the Geographical Survey Institute of Japan.
    Manufacturer： SCINTREX
    Model： CG-3M
    Measurement range： 7,000 mGal
    Standard deviation： 0.01 mGal
    Drift rate： < 0.02 mGal/day
    Reference:“CG-3M AUTOGRAV AUTOMATED GRAVITY METER OPERATOR MANUAL”, SCINTREX
Date (UTC) Port Absolute gravity (mGal) Sea level (cm) Draft shipboard (cm) Absolute gravity at sensor position (mGal) Reading of shipboard gravity meter (mGal)
2003/10/17 01:58:00 YOKOSUKA/JAMSTEC 979758.3 232 450 979759.11 -1407.48
2003/12/08 02:13:00 YOKOSUKA/JAMSTEC 979758.3 232 450 979758.89 -1405.52
According to the filter process of the gravity meter system, the gravity data has a time lag of 103 seconds between the measurement and its output. After adjustment of this lag time, the following corrections and calculations were performed.

  1. (1) Drift correction
    2. D = ((Vge-Vgs)-(Age-Ags))/(Te-Ts)
    D: Drift value (mGal/day)
    Vgs: The shipboard gravity at the start of the cruise (mGal)
    Vge: The shipboard gravity at the end of the cruise (mGal)
    Ags: The absolute gravity at the shipboard sensor position at the start of the cruise (mGal)
    Age: The absolute gravity at the shipboard sensor position at the end of the cruise (mGal)
    Ts: The start time of the cruise (day)
    Te: The end time of the cruise (day)
  2. (2) Calculation of the absolute gravity
    3. G = Ags+(Vg-Vgs)-D*(T-Ts)+E+H*β
    G: The absolute gravity at sea surface (mGal)
    Ags: The absolute gravity at the shipboard sensor position at the start of the cruise (mGal)
    Vgs: The shipboard gravity at the start of the cruise (mGal)
    Vg: The shipboard gravity at the measurement time (mGal)
    D: Drift value (mGal/day)
    Ts: The start time of the cruise (day)
    T: The measurement time (day)
    E: Eoetvoes correction (mGal)
    H: Height from sea surface of the shipboard sensor position (m)
    β: Free-air gradient 0.3086 (mGal/m)
  3. (3) Output of the data
    4. Time (UTC)
    Latitude (degree)
    Longitude (degree)
    Processed absolute gravity (mGal)
    Depth (m)
(1) File naming rule: Cruise ID_p.grv
(2) Sampling rate: 1 minute
(3) If you would like the raw data set, please contact us from "Contact Us" above.
: KR03-13
: Processed (DMO)-Basic
: JAMSTEC
: Absolute gravity
:
OCEANS > MARINE GEOPHYSICS > MARINE GRAVITY FIELD
SOLID EARTH > GEODETICS/GRAVITY > GRAVITY

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KR03-13_p.grv
: KR03-13
: Processed (DMO)-Basic
: JAMSTEC

Gravity Processed

No. Column Content Format Unit Remarks
1 1 - 8 Date i4,i2,i2 YYYYMMDD (UTC)
2 10 -15 Time i2,i2,i2 hhmmss (UTC)
3 17 -25 Latitude f9.5 degree Latitude (degree) ; positive in north, negative in south
4 27 -36 Longitude f10.5 degree Longitude (degree) ; positive in east, negative in west
5 39 -46 Gravity f8.1 mGal
6 48 -52 Depth i5 m

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KR03-13

Ship Name: KAIREI

Period: 2003-11-15 - 2003-12-07

Chief Scientist: Toshitsugu Yamazaki (AIST)

Proposal Title:
Opening processes of Mariana Trough
Magmatim and hydrothermal activity in the southern Mariana Trough

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2019-07-09
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