RRS Discovery D73_1
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RRS Discovery (74E3) |
| Cruise identifier | D73_1 |
| Cruise period | 1975-07-03 — 1975-08-26 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Barry, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Southampton, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1) GLORIA Surveys of areas of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge
2) Joint Anglo-French seismic studies of the upper mantle north of the Azores 3) Earthquake studies at 45-46N 4) Magma chamber studies 5) Crustal studies of King's Trough 6) Stratigraphic section of the continental margin southwest of UK 7) Velocimeter 8) Passage Data |
| Chief scientist | Anthony S Laughton (Institute of Oceanographic Sciences Wormley Laboratory) |
| Project | GLORIA and Geophysical Studies on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and North of the Azores |
| Cruise report |  (18.04 MB) (7.21 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Track charts |  |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Bathythermograph | |
| Other physical oceanographic measurements | Quantity: number of profiles = 3 Description: sound velocity stations |
| Meteorology | |
| Routine standard measurements | |
| Geology and geophysics | |
| Multi-beam echosounding | |
| Long/short range side scan sonar | Quantity: track kilometres = 5852 |
| Single channel seismic reflection | |
| Seismic refraction | Quantity: 6 |
| Magnetic measurements | |
| Other geological/geophysical measurements | Quantity: activity duration in days = 9 Description: Earthquake |
