BODC Cruise Metadata Report for RRS Charles Darwin (74AB) cruise CD168
Introduction
This report collates information from the BODC cruise inventory and oceanographic databases. It presents
- Cruise Inventory Information
- A summary of BODC data holdings for the cruise from the
- References - including cruise tracks and cruise reports
Cruise Inventory Information
| Long name | RRS Charles Darwin (74AB) cruise CD168 |
|---|---|
| Short name | CD168 |
| Objectives and Narrative | Catastrophic large-scale landslides are a fundamental process in the formation of many oceanic islands. The main aim of cruise CD168 was to carry out an initial reconnaissance survey of the influence of landsliding on the Cape Verde islands, in the eastern central Atlantic, in an area where subaerial evidence suggests the occurrence of landslides but where limited previous offshore work had been undertaken. The main objectives of the study were to determine the extent of submarine landslides, the nature of the landslide processes, and the overall influence of landsliding on island evolution. A short survey of the distal part of the Cape Timiris Channel, at 20deg 30' N and just outside the Mauritanian 200 mile limit, was carried out during the passage between Gran Canaria and the Cape Verdes. |
| Ship | RRS Charles Darwin |
| Departure Port | Las Palmas, Spain |
| Departure Date | 2005-02-02 |
| Arrival Port | Mindelo, Cape Verde |
| Arrival Date | 2005-02-16 |
| Principal Scientist(s) | Douglas G Masson (Southampton Oceanography Centre) |
| Responsible Organisation | Southampton Oceanography Centre |
| Associated Project(s) | |
| IHB Sea Areas Visited | North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Marsden Squares Visited | 39 |
| Work Area Description | Eastern Atlantic Ocean |
| Unable to lookup cruise bounds at this time | |
| Work Area Bounding Polygon | |
| Southern Limit | unknown |
| Northern Limit | unknown |
| Western Limit | unknown |
| Eastern Limit | unknown |
Cruise Inventory Datasets
| Geology and geophysics | |
|---|---|
| Multi-beam echosounding |
Quantity:
activity duration in days =
10
Description: EM12 multibeam bathymetry and backscatter data |
| Single channel seismic reflection |
Quantity:
activity duration in days =
10
Description: 3.5kHz high-resolution seismic profiles |
Cruise Inventory Mooring/Buoy Operations
No information on datasets is currently available
Summary of BODC Data Holdings for the Cruise
National Oceanographic Database
Summary
| # Series | Instrument Description | Parameters |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Multi-beam echosounder |
Bathymetry and Elevation Horizontal spatial co-ordinates Reference numbers |
Note: Parameter terms are taken from the BODC Parameter Discovery Vocabulary XML (SKOS)
Full List
| BODC Reference | Instrument Description | Date/Time | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2201191 | Multi-beam echosounder | 2005-02-04 12:08Z | Click for more |
Project Database
No data currently held for this cruise in the BODC Project Database
