Pacific Marine Geology Research Cruise Digital Data Base; USGS, Menlo Park

The Pacific Marine Geology Research Cruise Digital Data Base consists of over 2.5 gigabytes of raw and processed geophysical data collected by the Branch of Pacific Marine Geology vessels and other marine research vessels. Data primarily were collected in the Pacific Ocean. A DCL FORTRAN/Datatrieve program called "DBA" guides the user through a series of menus and prompts. Requests for geophysical data from USGS cruises are handled through the National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC) in Boulder,Colorado. Their address is: World Data Center A for Marine Geology and Geophysics, Michael S. Loughridge, Director, National Geophysical Data Center, NOAA, Code E/GC, 325 Broadway, Boulder, CO 80303-3328. Their phone number is 303-497-6487 and their fax number is 303-497-6513. NGDC also provides this data on a CD-ROM, entitled, "GEODAS," GEOphysical DAta System.