Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | MV Whitethorn (74WT) |
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Cruise identifier | 75/WH/21 |
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Cruise period | 1975-07-31 — 1975-08-15 |
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Status | Completed |
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Port of departure | Leith, United Kingdom |
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Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
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Purpose | Research |
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Objectives | Conduct a programme of profile coring across a number of pre-selected pockmark sites. In addition to sedimentological examination, samples were to be analysed for gas content. |
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Chief scientist | D A Ardus (Institute of Geological Sciences, Edinburgh) |
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Cruise report | (3.19 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North Sea |
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Specific | North Sea |
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Measurements | |
Geology and geophysics | |
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Core - soft bottom | Quantity: number of cores = 48 Description: physical analysis of sediments;paleontology |
In-situ seafloor measurement/sampling | Quantity: 48 Description: engineering properties |
Single-beam echosounding | Quantity: 100 |
Single channel seismic reflection | Quantity: 50 |