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u.s. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Frederick B. Dent, Secretary NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION Robert M. White, Administrator ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LABORATORIES Wilmot N. Hess, Director NOAA TECHNICAL REPORT ERL 323-PMEL 21 Nazca Plate Program of the International Decade of Ocean Exploration - OCEANOGRAPHER Cruise-RP-2-0C- 73 BARRETT H. ERICKSON BOULDER, COLO. September 1974 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U. S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C. 20402

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Page 1: Nazca Plate program of the International Decade of Ocean

u.s. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCEFrederick B. Dent, Secretary

NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION

Robert M. White, Administrator

ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LABORATORIES

Wilmot N. Hess, Director

NOAA TECHNICAL REPORT ERL 323-PMEL 21

Nazca Plate Program of the InternationalDecade of Ocean Exploration ­OCEANOGRAPHER Cruise-RP-2-0C-73

BARRETT H. ERICKSON

BOULDER, COLO.September 1974

For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U. S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C. 20402

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DISCLAIMER

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page

ABSTRACT

1. INTRODUCTION

2. CHRONOLOGY AND DESCRIPTION OF CRUISE 2

2.1 Leg One - Seattle to Callao 2

2.2 Leg Two - Callao to Antofagasta 5

2.3 Leg Three - Antofagasta to Valparaiso via EasterIsland 5

2.4 Leg Four - Valparaiso to Seattle 7

3. INSTRUMENTATION AND DATA ACQUISITION 7

3.1 Navigational Data 9

3.2 Water Depth Measurements 9

3.3 Magnetic Field Measurements 10

3.4 Gravity Field Measurements 10

3.5 Seismic Reflection Profiling 11

3.6 Seismic Refraction Measurements 13

3.7 Coring Operations 14

3.8 Heat Flow Measurements 14

3.9 XBT Measurements 16

3.10 Additional Measurements 16

4. FINAL DATA PROCESSING 18

5. DISPOSITION OF DATA 18

6. APPENDIX A: Gravity Survey at Easter Island, Chili 20

7. APPENDIX B: Profiles of Geophysical Data 24

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NAZCA PLATE PROGRAM OF THE

INTERNATIONAL DECADE OF OCEAN

EXPLORATION - OCEANOGRAPHER

CRUISE - RP-2-0C-73

Barrett H. Erickson

The NOAA Ship OCEANOGRAPHER sailed tothe Southeast Pacific in the spring of 1973as part of the International Decade of OceanExploration Nazca Plate Program. Measurementsof the gravity and magnetic field were made,seismic refraction and reflection operationsconducted, and sea floor sediments sampledalong the East Pacific Rise and across theNazca Plate to the continental margin ofSouth America. Uetailed surveys were conductedon measurements made while at Easter Island.The operations are described and profiles ofbathymetry and of magnetic and free-air gravityanomalies along more than 30,000 nautical milesof trackline are presented.

1. INTRODUCTION

The Nazca Plate Program is one of several sponsored by National Sci­

ence Foundation (NSF) as part of the International Decade of Ocean Explo­

ration. The field program for 1973 was conducted from the National Oce­

anic and Atmospheric Adm"inistration (NOAA) Ship OCEANOGRAPHER and the

Hawaii Institute of Geophysics RjV KANA KEOKI. This report covers the

portion of the investigation made from the OCEANOGRAPHER.

The program was supported jointly by NOAA and the NSF, and investi-

gations of the geophysical, geochemical, and marine geological processes

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processes occurring at the boundaries of the Nazca Plate were emphasized.

In particular, the East Pacific Rise has been identified as a potentially

important locality of mineralization of marine sediments. Several

studies, therefore, were conducted on the rise to test the hypothesis

that mineral concentrations are the result of geological processes oc­

curring at the rise crest.

2. CHRONOLOGY AND DESCRIPTION OF CRUISE

The cruise was comprised of four legs: Seattle to Callao, Callao

to Antofagasta, Antofagasta to Valparaiso via Easter Island, and

Valparaiso to Seattle (fig. 1).

The personnel who were responsible for scientific operations and

acquisition of data are identified in table 1.

2.1 Leg One - Seattle to Callao

The OCEANOGRAPHER departed from Seattle, Washington on 12 February

1973 and proceeded to the gravity test range off the Washington coast at

Cape Flattery. After completing a series of tests, the ship proceeded

southward, making measurements of the water depth and the geomagnetic

and gravity field while underway. Crossing the equatorial region at

108 1/2°W, a series of closely spaced XBT measurements were made at the

request of the Pacific Oceanographic Laboratories (POL). Along with

similar measurements to be made on the return trip, these measurements

were to be used in an analysis of temporal changes in equatorial current

behavior. Several attempts to core in the region of the rise crest near

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Table 1. Personnel Responsible for Acquisitionof Data and Related Operational Activities

OCEANOGRAPHER Key PersonnelCapt H. R. Lippold, Jr.Cdr W. K. JeffersLCdr R. V. O'ConnellLt L. K. ThomasLt R. W. RileyLt (jg) R. E. KarlinLt (jg) C. S. Nelson

Commanding OfficerExecutive OfficerOperations OfficerNavigation, Magnetics OfficerSeismic and Coring OfficerGravity OfficerData Processing, Smooth PlottingOfficerElectronics

POL Chief ScientistPOLUSNOOOSU

poL Chief ScientistPOLUSNOOOSUHIG)

) Antofagasta to Easter IslandHIG)Instituto Hidrografico, ChilePetroleos del Peru - Easter Island toVal parai so

POL Chief ScientistPOLPOLUSNOOPetroleos del PeruMinisterio De Marina, Peru

to Valparaiso via Easter Island:Barrett H. EricksonLCdr John P. VandermeulenJoe BantumWi 11 i am Ekl undJ. Frisbee Campbell

Steven DangLauro MirandaAntenor Aleman

POL Chief ScientistOSUUSNOO

Laboratory (now - Pacific Marine Environ-

OSUHIGUSNOO

Leg Four - Valparaiso to Seattle:Dr. Robert E. BurnsDavid K. ReaJoe BantulllPOL - Pacific Oceanographic

mental Laboratory.- Oregon State University- Hawaii Institute of Geophysics- U. S. Naval Oceanographic Office

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50 S were made without success because of problems with the deep-sea winch.

The ship then proceeded eastward across the Nazca Plate and arrived at

Callao, Peru on 2 March 1973.

2.2 Leg Two - Callao to Antofagasta

The ship left Callao on 7 March 1973 and proceeded westward, cross­

ing the Nazca Plate at 16°S. West of the rise crest the ship turned

southeastward and passed through a region which had been surveyed earlier

by scientists from Lamont Geological Observatory aboard the R/V CONRAD.

A survey of a region of the rise crest between 19°5 and 21 0 S commenced

on 15 March. Closely spaced east-west lines were run across the crest,~

extending on each side beyond the magnetic anomaly reflecting the Gilsa

event. Two cores were taken, one in the survey area just east of the

rise crest and one on the east flank of the rise. A single Sonobuoy

ASPER run was made parallel to and east of the rise crest. Upon comple­

tion of this survey, the ship proceeded southeastward and then eastward

along latitude 25°S to the margin of the South American Continent.

Three crossings of the continental margin were completed while using a

continuous seismic profiling (CSP) system before arriving at Antofagasta,

Chile, on 30 March 1973.

2.3 Leg Three - Antofagasta to Valparaiso via Easter Island

Departing Antofagasta on 4 April 1973, a number of crossings of the

continental margin north of Antofagasta were made while using the CSP

system. Proceeding westward along 200 S, a series of ASPER runs were

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made across the eastern edge of the Nazca Plate and later across the

I~azca Ridge. A core was taken on the western flank of the fossil rise

near 94 1/4°W. Between 1010W and 102°W the ship moved north to 18°5 for

the initial 2-ship reversed seismic refraction profiles. Cores were

taken and heat flow measurements made while the OCEANOGRAPHER was record­

ing at each end of the profile.

Returning to 20°5 the ship proceeded westward into the area of the

ri se crest whi ch had been surveyed duri ng Leg Two. A schedul e vIas drawn

up to occupy the coring sites efficiently, accommodate the planned 2-ship

refraction work, and allow additional survey lines to be run in certain

areas. Twenty coring stations were occupied before leaving the area.

Three 2-ship refraction lines were run. North-south reversed lines

on the rise crest and on the east flank of the crest were completed. A

long east-west "line" consisting of multiple Sonobuoy drops crossed the

rise crest and intersected the northern ends of both north-south lines.

The ship proceeded southwestward and then southeastward to jog

across the area north of Easter Island. This jog was coordinated with

the track of the KANA KEOKI to better define characteristics of a small

crustal plate located in that region.

After arrival at Easter Island on 27 April 1973 and while at anchor

off Janga Roa, fuel and water were transferred from the OCEANOGRAPHER to

the KANA KEOKI as previously arranged. Measurements of gravity on Easter

Island were made by parties from the OCEANOGRAPHER AND KANA KEOKI to sup­

plement similar measurements made during a previous visit of the OCEAN­

OGRAPHER in 1970. Additional details are given in Appendix A.

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The ship left Easter Island on 29 April 1973 and sailed southwest­

ward before turning to proceed eastward along 30 1/2°$ to the continental

margin. Three cores were taken along the eastward track, two on the east

flank of the rise and one in the southern extension of the Bauer Basin.

Three crossings of the continental margin north of Valparaiso with the

CSP system were completed before entering Valparaiso on 8 May 1973.

2.4 Leg Four - Valparaiso to Seattle

The ship left Valparaiso on 17 May 1973 after 9 days in port. Sev­

eral days had been spent awaiting the abatement of heavy weather that

closed the port and delayed refueling. The ship proceeded northwestward

towards a core site in the Bauer Basin. After coring, extensive surveys

in the rise crest area between 50 S and 11°S augmented work done in that

area by OSU and HIG during the first Nazca Plate Program field effort in

1972. An additional core was taken near 80 S before sailing northward to­

wards Seattle. A second series of XBT measurements were made across the

equatorial region to complement those made on Leg One. Tests were con­

ducted on the gravity test range off Cape Flattery before entering the

Strait of Juan de Fuca and proceeding to Seattle, arriving there on 11

June 1973.

3. INSTRUMENTATION AND DATA ACQUISITION

Much of the instrumentation was an integral part of the OCEANOG­

RAPHER's basic instrumentation system. Additional equipment was brought

aboard by project personnel to accomplish specific tasks such as seismic

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refraction and reflection, coring, and 3.5 kHz-sounding.

Data acquired were of three types: (a) underway data consisting of

depths and magnetic and gravity field variations. These data were re­

corded on analog recorders and on magnetic and paper tape; (b) seismic

reflection data obtained over the continental margins and recorded on an

analog recorder only; (c) data obtained on station and composed of the

seismic refraction and heat flow records and results from the coring op­

erations.

Digitized values of water depth and of the earth's gravity and mag­

netic field were recorded each five minutes on magnetic and paper tape

by an offline Raw Data Logger. Also recorded were date, time of day

(GMT) and the gyro heading and EM log values.

The data from these tapes were then processed on the OCEANOGRAPHER's

Univac 1218 computer. Each day the raw data from these tapes were list­

ed to permit verification of the recorded values by comparison with the

analog records. Raw data were edited as necessary. Navigation data

were reviewed, smooth-plotted, and evaluated to select a set of geograph­

ical positions that best described the ship's track. These positions

were then used, together with the edited observational data, to compute

a set of edited data which provides a geographic position for each ob­

servation. Magnetic and gravity field anomalies were computed by remov­

ing theoretical regional fields that are dependent on geographic position.

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3.1 Navigational Data

The prime source of information for navigational control was the

satellite navigation system. Two shipboard systems were employed: a

Magnavox 706 satellite navigator and an older prototype ANjSRN-9 unit.

These two units were used simultaneously on closely spaced satellite

passes or in a backup mode when necessary.

3.2 Water Depth Measurements

Soundings were made with a 3.5 kHz system which also recorded re­

flections from sub-bottom sediment interfaces. The system was composed

of a Raytheon Correlation Echo Sounding Processor (CESP-l), Raytheon

PTR-105 transceiver, and an array of twelve EDO 240-H transducers in a

fresh water filled enclosure mounted in the ship's center well. Sound­

ings were displayed on a Raytheon PF-10l recorder using a one-second (400

fathom) full-scale sweep. This display was complemented with a 10-sec­

ond (4000 fathom) full-scale display from a 12 kHz system. The dual dis­

play was most advantageous as it not only provided a view of the regional

bathymetry along the ship's track but eliminated uncertainties in deter­

mining which 400-fathom segment was being displayed by the 3.5 kHz sys­

tem.

Each five minutes a sounding value was read from the graphic record­

er and entered into the Raw Data Logger by setting thumb-wheels at a re­

mote entry terminal. Graphic records were removed at the end of each day

(GMT) and used to verify the digitized values from the Raw Data Logger.

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3.3 Magnetic Field Measurements

Measurements of the earth's magnetic field were made with a Varian

Direct Reading Magnetometer. The sensor was towed at least 750 feet be­

hind the ship to minimize the influence of the ship's field on the meas­

urements. Total field values were measured once a minute and displayed

on a Texas Instrument Servo-writer analog recorder using a chart speed

of six inches per hour and a full scale value of 1000 gammas. Each five

minutes the values were sampled and recorded by the Raw Data Logger. The

graphic records were removed each day and used to verify the digitized

values from the Raw Data Logger.

3.4 Gravity Field Measurements

The earth's gravity field variations were measured with two seagoing

gravity meters. The OCEANOGRAPHER's Askania GSS-2 gravimeter and Anshutz

gyrotable were overhauled at the factory during the fall of 1972. Timely

return of these instruments was uncertain and arrangements were made to

horrow from the U. S. Navy a La Coste and Romberg gravity meter with a

stablized platform. Both instruments were on board at sailing time.

The Askania system recorded continuously on its integral Honeywell

multi pen analog recorder and was sampled automatically each five minutes

by the Raw Data Logger. No corrections were made to the data for cross­

coupling errors.

The L&R sea gravity meter was a self-contained unit and recorded

data on analog records, magnetic tape, and on a teletype printer.

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Base ties were made at each port using Worden and L&R land gravity

meters. Values for each base station were obtained from Aeronautical

Charting and Information Center prior to departure. [Base tie data are

given in table]

During the project the observed gravity values for the L&R and the

Askania meters were compared daily to monitor their performance and re­

sponse to changes in the gravity field. The comparisons were remarkably

consistent although the Askania data were not corrected for cross-coupl­

ing errors and reflected a slower response time. The Askania meter con­

stant is not known with great certainty, and a reflection of this was a

gradual divergence of the data values from the two systems. A factory­

assigned value of 101.0 did not provide satisfactory results. Analysis

of data during the 1972 season which ranged from the latitudes of Honolulu

to those of Kodiak indicated a constant of 101.7 to be more likely. Com­

parison of the data from the L&R meter with the data from the Askania

similarly indicated a meter constant of 101.5 to 101.7. A constant of

101.6 was adopted.

Land gravity measurements were made on Easter Island, Chile on 28

April 1973. Details of this work are given in Appendix A.

3.5 Seismic Reflection Profiling

Continuous seismic profiling measurements were made over the conti­

nental margin near Antofagasta and Valparaiso. This system was composed

of a 120-cubic-inch Bolt air gun, Model 1900C, a Model K98 Rix air com­

pressor, Teledyne and Aquatronics hydrophone streamers, and a Teledyne

amplifier/filter system.

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Alternately a system of HP 8875A amplifiers and Krohn-hite 3700 bandpass

filters was used. Results were displayed on an EPC Model 4100 graphic

recorder.

The air gun was mounted in a locally designed and fabricated towing

assembly and towed from the starboard side of the fantail. The hydro­

phone streamer was towed from a boom extending off the port side of the

fantail.

3.6 Seismic Refraction Measurements

Seismic refraction measurements were made in conjunction with HIG

personnel on the KANA KEOKI. Explosives used as sound sources were

carried and detonated by the KANA KEOKI: the OCEANOGRAPHER served in a

listening and recording role only.

The seismic refraction measurements were made using modified SSQ-41

Sonobuoys as acoustic sensors. Transmission from the Sonobuoys were re­

ceived with a pair of stacked yagi antennas mounted on rotators at each

end of the aftermast yardarm. RF preamplifiers were located in a junc­

tion box on the mast. Realistic "Patrolman" tunable Fr~ receivers were

used to receive the transmissions; the output was conditioned by combina­

tions of HP-8875A amplifiers and Krohn-hite 3700 bandpass filters prior

to display on a Geospace Model 1800 electrostatic recording oscillograph.

Communications with the KANA KEOKI were maintained with single-sideband

radio transceivers furnished by HIG.

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3.7 Coring Operations

Cores were taken in specific regions of the East Pacific Rise Crest

and in the Bauer Basin to the east, primarily for the purpose of investi­

gating the areal extent of the metal-rich sediments and their character­

istics. These investigations are being pursued by scientists at Oregon

State University who furnished the piston coring equipment and directed

the sampling program.

Although operational problems precluded obtaining cores planned for

Leg One, a successful sampling program was carried out for the remainder

of the project. Cores on Leg Two were limited to those in the Bauer

Basin. Detailed field work in the rise crest area during Leg Two was

used to plan a sampling program for this area which was carried out on

Leg Three. Locations of the cores obtained are shown in fig. 2.

3.8 Heat Flow Measurements

At the request of HIG, heat flow measurements were made with an HIG­

furnished heat probe. The measurements were made at coring sites when

sufficient time was available and sea-floor characteristics were suit­

able. Locations of the heat flow measurements are shown in fig. 2.

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3.9 XBT Measurements

Measurements of temperature variations to 450 meters were made with

a Sippican Corporation Expendable Bathythermograph MK-3 Recorder and T-4

Probes. Measurements were made every four hours except in the waters

north of the equator where they were made every six hours. The loca­

tions of the measurements are shown in fig. 3. These data [identified

as NODC XBT Cruise No. 44546 (OCEANOGRAPHER),] are available from the

National Oceanographic Data Center, Washington, D. C., on request.

3.10 Additional Measurements

Several programs were conducted during the Nazca Plate Project to

take advantage of the capability to continuously sample the surface

water while underway.

In response to a request of Battelle Northwest, a large-volume water

sampler was operated to acquire samples of particulates in the surface

water in support of a study of radionucleides and trace elements in

ocean water.

Throughout the project, sea surface temperature and salinity were

monitored continuously on analog recorders.

An experimental water sampling and analysis program was conducted to

establish the feasibility of running routine on-board chemical analysis

of water samples and obtaining data along upwelling zones.

In response to a request from POL, a line of closely-spaced XBT

measurements were made along 108 1/2°W between 5°N and 50 S on Leg One

and Leg Four. The data from these measurements will support studies of

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the vari abil ity of the equatori a1 currents in the eastern Pacifi c.

4. FINAL DATA PROCESSING

Edited data from the OCEANOGRAPHER's Geophysical· Trackline Data Ac­

quisition and Processing System were recorded on punched paper tape for

transmittal to PMEL. At PMEL the data were transferred to a punched

card format and screened for improper time sequences, format errors, un­

reasonable values, etc., using established routines on IBM-1620 and CDC­

6400 computers. Navigational information was reviewed for conformance

to the actual ship's track. Information was added or deleted as neces­

sary to achieve a set of non-redundant data which best described the

ship·s track. The data were then stored in the PMEL ARIES system (Ar­

chiva1, Retri eva1, Informati on and Emendati on System), edited as appro­

priate, and plots made of the measured variables vs. distance along the

ship's track. The plots were then reviewed for gaps or inexplicable

variations in the data and the original records again examined as neces­

sary to achieve fidelity of the digital data. Profile plots of the

final values are presented in Appendix B.

5. DISPOSITION OF DATA

The navigational information and measured values have been archived

in digital form at PMEL in the ARIES format. The data, in the merged­

merged format described in "Formats for Marine Geophysical Data Ex­

change", NAS/NRC, 1972, have been sent to OSU, HIG, and the Marine Geol­

ogy and Geophysics Group of the Environmental Data Service (EDS) for use

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and further dissemination as appropriate. Original analog records have

been sent to EOS for microfilming and archiving except for the seismic

reflection and refraction records which were microfilmed by EOS and then

forwarded to HIG and OSU. Copies of "Cruise Report - NAZCA Plate Pro­

ject, RP-2-0C-73", prepared by OCEANOGRAPHER personnel to document "in

detail the operational accomplishments and procedures, have been for­

warded to HIG, OSU, and EOS.

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6. APPENDIX A

Gravity Survey at Easter Island, Chili

Three years ago, on 22 March 1970, gravity measurements were made

on Easter Island (Chile) by scientists from the Hawaii Institute of Geo­

physics (HIG) and the NOAA Ship OCEANOGRAPHER during an unscheduled

stop for a medical evacuation. Gravity measurements were made along the

roadways at identifiable locations; elevations were measured baromet­

rically.

The OCEANOGRAPHER returned to Easter Island with the HIG RjV KANA

KEOKI on 28 April 1973 for a scheduled stop during the 1973 IDOE Nazca

Plate program field season. The occasion provided an opportunity to

augment the previous work with measurements off of the roads, particu­

larly over the three main volcanic centers: Rana Kao, Mount Terevaka,

and the Poike Peninsula region. The work described here provided data

over Mount Terevaka and was accomplished on 28 April 1973. Measurements

on Rana Kao and the Poike Peninsula were made by HIG personnel and will

be reported elsewhere.

The stations were located using a 1:25,000 scale contour map of Isla

de Pascua prepared for the Chilean Air Force from aerial photographs

taken in 1964. At each station horizontal angles between suitable land­

marks were measured with a sextant. The position of each station was

later determined with the use of a three-armed protractor; elevations

were read from the contours on the map at that location.

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The gravity base station at the boat landing near Hana Piko wharf

(ACIC 4841-1) was used as reference and to determine drift. Two sta­

tions from the 1970 work were reoccupied; Vaitea Ranch and the road in­

tersection near Ana Kena Cove. Total drift during the day's measure­

ments was 0.17 mi11iga1s. The principal facts are shown in table A-1.

The station locations are illustrated in figure A-1.

Gravity measurements were made with Worden gravity meter no. 113.

The party chief was B. H. Erickson, PMEL; the gravity meter observer

was Lt. R. E. Karlin; the horizontal angles were measured by Lt. Cdr. R.

V.0'Conne11.

The survey was made with the kind permission of Sr. Moises Sudy

Castro, governor of Easter Island. Sr. Fred Dwyer-Jensen, administrator

of the government ranch, personally provided transportation and guided

the party throughout the area. Mr. Gerald Svat, scientific officer at

the U. S. Embassy in Santiago, Chile, was able to obtain a copy of the

scarce 1:25,000 map of Isla de Pascua. We thank these gentlemen and are

indebted to them for their kind assistance.

The original log book has been archived and microfilmed by Environ­

mental Data Service with the records of the Nazca Plate Program.

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7. APPENDIX B

Profiles of Geophysical Data

In this appendix, profiles of the water depth and of anomalies in

the earth's magnetic and gravity field are presented. The axes are lab­

eled. Depths are given in uncorrected meters based on a sound velocity

of 1463.04 meters per second (4800 feet per second). The course of the

ship is shown graphically. Full ticks or half-ticks below the line at

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