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RRS Discovery D80
Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
Ship name (ship code) | RRS Discovery (74E3) |
Cruise identifier | D80 |
Cruise period | 1976-11-30 — 1976-12-15 |
Status | Completed |
Purpose | Research |
Objectives | NEADS |
Chief scientist | James Crease (Institute of Oceanographic Sciences Wormley Laboratory) |
Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
Track charts | |
Measurements | |
Physical oceanography | |
Surface measurements underway (T,S) | Description: T only |
Bathythermograph | Quantity: number of profiles = 71 |
CTD stations | Quantity: number of stations = 12 |
Current meters | Quantity: 6 Description: moorings; 3 moorings recovered for MAFF;24 days |
Currents measured from ship drift | |
Meteorology | |
Incident radiation | |
Routine standard measurements | |
Geology and geophysics | |
Core - soft bottom | Quantity: number of cores = 3 |
Multi-beam echosounding | Quantity: track kilometres = 2222 |
Magnetic measurements | Quantity: track kilometres = 1852 |