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NAME

       mgd77header - Create MGD77 headers from A77 files


SYNOPSIS

       mgd77header  NGDC-id.a77  [   -Hheadervalues.txt ] [  -Mf[item]|r|t ] [
       -V[level] ]

       Note: No space is allowed between the option flag  and  the  associated
       arguments.


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. Option-
       ally, 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 or as a
       list.


REQUIRED ARGUMENTS

       NGDC-ids
              Can be one or more of five kinds of specifiers:

              1. 8-character NGDC IDs, e.g., 01010083, JA010010etc., etc.

              2. 2-character  agency  codes which will return all cruises from
                 each agency.

              3. 4-character <agency><vessel> codes,  which  will  return  all
                 cruises from those vessels.

              4. =list, where list is a table with NGDC IDs, one per line.

              5. If  nothing  is  specified  we return all cruises in the data
                 base.

              (See mgd77info -L for agency  and  vessel  codes).  If  no  file
              extension is given then we search for files with one of the four
              known extensions.  The search order (and the  extensions)  tried
              is MGD77+ (a.nca), MGD77T (a.m77ta), MGD77 (a.mgd77a ) and plain
              text file (a.data).  Use -I to ignore one or more of these  file
              types).  Cruise  files  will  be looked for first in the current
              directory   and   second   in   all   directories   listed    in
              $MGD77_HOME/mgd77_paths.txt  [If  $MGD77_HOME is not set it will
              default to $GMT_SHAREDIR/mgd77].


OPTIONAL ARGUMENTS

       -Hheadervalues.txt
              Obtain header field values from the 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.

       -Mf[item]|r|r
              List the meta-data (header) for each cruise. Append f for a for-
              matted display. This will list individual parameters  and  their
              values,  one  entry  per  output  line,  in a format that can be
              searched using standard UNIX text tools.  Alternatively,  append
              the name of a particular parameter (you only need to give enough
              characters - starting at the beginning -  to  uniquely  identify
              the  item).  Give  - to display the list of all parameter names.
              You may also specify the number of a  parameter.  For  the  raw,
              punchcard-formatted   MGD77  original  header  block,  append  r
              instead. For the M77T format, append t instead.

       -V[level] (more a|)
              Select verbosity level [c].

       -^ or just -
              Print a short message about the  syntax  of  the  command,  then
              exits (NOTE: on Windows just use -).

       -+ or just +
              Print  an extensive usage (help) message, including the explana-
              tion of any module-specific  option  (but  not  the  GMT  common
              options), then exits.

       -? or no arguments
              Print a complete usage (help) message, including the explanation
              of all options, then exits.


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

              gmt mgd77header km0201 -Hkmheaderitems.txt -Mf > km0201.h77


SEE ALSO

       mgd77info(1), mgd77list(1), mgd77manage(1), mgd77path(1),
       mgd77track(1), x2sys_init(1)


REFERENCES

       The  Marine   Geophysical   Data   Exchange   Format   -   MGD77,   see
       http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/dat/geodas/docs/mgd77.txt.


COPYRIGHT

       2017, P. Wessel, W. H. F. Smith, R. Scharroo, J. Luis, and F. Wobbe



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