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RRS Challenger CH17/79
Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
Ship name (ship code) | RRS Challenger (74CH) |
Cruise identifier | CH17/79 |
Cruise period | 1979-12-07 — 1979-12-15 |
Status | Completed |
Objectives | Mooring deployments at two North Atlantic abyssal plain stations plus echo sounder survey across the shelf break. |
Chief scientist | Ian Waddington (Institute of Oceanographic Sciences Wormley Laboratory) |
Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
Track charts | |
Measurements | |
Physical oceanography | |
Current meters | Quantity: number of stations = 2 Description: moorings;8 current meters;approx.100 days |
Meteorology | |
Routine standard measurements | |
Geology and geophysics | |
Single-beam echosounding | Quantity: track kilometres = 90 |