Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
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| Ship name (ship code) | RRS John Murray (74MJ) |
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| Cruise identifier | JM3/78 |
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| Cruise period | 1978-04-04 — 1978-04-13 |
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| Status | Completed |
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| Port of departure | Grimsby, United Kingdom |
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| Port of return | Newcastle, United Kingdom |
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| Purpose | Research |
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| Objectives | Continuation of geochemical sampling programme of superficial bottom sediment for heavy metal analysis. |
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| Chief scientist | Richard A Nicholson (Institute of Geological Sciences, Grays Inn Road) |
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| Project | IGS Continental Shelf Survey |
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| Cruise report | (0.09 MB) |
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| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
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| Track charts | |
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| Measurements | |
| Contamination | |
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| Trace metals | Quantity: number of samples = 48 Description: sediments |
| Other contaminant measurements | Quantity: number of samples = 48 Description: pH,Eh,temperature |
| Geology and geophysics | |
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| Grab | Quantity: number of samples = 48 Description: physical/chemical analysis of sediments |
| Core - soft bottom | Quantity: number of cores = 9 Description: reineck box corer |
| Long/short range side scan sonar | |