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Mission Summary Table

Meta data Field

Nmemonic

Type

Field Value .....................................................................

Description

MISSIONID

Mission ID

NR

Mission reference ID number assigned by BEDMAP project

MISSDESC

Mission Descrip.

TXT

Description of mission

REGION

Geographic region

TXT

Description of the geographical extent of the mission

DATATYPE

Datatype keyword

KW

Keyword (Airborne RES / Ground-based RES / Seismic / Gravity / Borehole)

PLATFORM

Platform

TXT

Description of platform from which measurements were made (eg. Twin Otter Aircraft)

THICMETH

Method

KW

Method used to obtain ice thickness (eg. Seismic, RES, Gravity, Borehole)

THICPROC

Processing

TXT

Description of algorithm used to calculate ice thickness (Including numeric constants)

THICLOG

Logging

TXT

Description of data logging methods (Digital, Analogue, 35 mm file etc.)

THICPREC

Accuracy

NR

Estimated accuracy of ice thickness measurement / m

NAVMETH

Method

KW

Keyword ( local fix / DR / Astro / Inertial / Doppler / GPS/ < other > )

NAVDESC

Description

TXT

Description of navigation methods.

NAVPREC

Accuracy

TXT

Estimated accuracy of navigation / m

TERRMETH

Terrain clearance

TXT

Aircraft height about ground / m (Const. pressure, const. terrain clearance, etc.)

TERRLOG

Logging

TXT

Description of surface elevation logging methods

TERRPREC

Accuracy

NR

20 m where given

REFMAP

Horizontal fixing

TXT

Map sheet used in fixing etc.

DATUM

Datum

TXT

Ellipsoid to which data is fixed

SURFMETH

Method

TXT

Description of instrumentation, algorithms, etc. Orthometric or ellipsoidal

SURFLOG

Logging

TXT

Description of logging methods

SURFPREC

Accuracy

NR

Estimated accuracy of surface elevation measurements / m

DATAVOL

Volume

TXT

Volume of data

SOURCELOC

Location of primary data

TXT

Institute and person holding the original data or best contact.

SOURCEINST

Funding agency

TXT

SOURCEPI

Responsible person

TXT

Details of a currently active researcher who can give further details

SOURCEREF

Reference

TXT

References to publications that have discussed this data

AVAILABILITY

Availability

TXT

Current availability of data and restrictions placed upon it

COMMENTS

Other comments

TXT

Other pertinent comments concerning data