Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | RRS Shackleton (74SF) |
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Cruise identifier | S3/79 |
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Cruise period | 1979-03-27 — 1979-04-11 |
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Status | Completed |
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Port of departure | Barry, United Kingdom |
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Port of return | Barry, United Kingdom |
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Purpose | Research |
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Objectives | These were to follow up work carried out on RRS Shackleton cruises 5/76 and 4/77 to study in detail the crustal structure and geology of the continent-ocean boundary region west of Ireland. The boundary identified west of Goban Spur was to be traced northwards into the mouth of Rockall Trough. |
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Chief scientist | Roger A Scrutton (University of Edinburgh Department of Geology) |
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Cruise report | (0.11 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
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Track charts | |
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Measurements | |
Physical oceanography | |
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Surface measurements underway (T,S) | |
Meteorology | |
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Routine standard measurements | Quantity: activity duration in days = 25 Description: 6-hourly observations made by ship's officers. |
Geology and geophysics | |
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Core - soft bottom | Quantity: number of cores = 3 Description: physical analysis of sediments;paleontology |
Multi-beam echosounding | Quantity: track kilometres = 2307.592 |
Multichannel seismic reflection | Quantity: track kilometres = 1622.352 Description: Airgun plus 2-channel hydrophone array. |
Gravity measurements | Quantity: track kilometres = 2307.592 |
Magnetic measurements | Quantity: track kilometres = 1983.492 |