Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | RRS Shackleton (74SF) |
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Cruise identifier | S9/79 |
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Cruise period | 1979-10-04 — 1979-10-17 |
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Status | Completed |
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Port of departure | Gibraltar, Gibraltar |
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Port of return | Napoli, Italy |
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Purpose | Research |
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Objectives | To investigate the thermohaline step structure which underlies the Levantine Intermediate Water in the Tyrrhenian Sea. |
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Chief scientist | Robert I Tait (University of Liverpool Department of Oceanography) |
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Cruise report | (0.11 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | Tyrrhenian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea Strait of Gibraltar (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea - Eastern basin |
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Track charts | |
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Measurements | |
Physical oceanography | |
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Surface measurements underway (T,S) | Description: T only |
CTD stations | Quantity: number of stations = 45 |
Meteorology | |
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Routine standard measurements | |
Atmospheric chemistry | Quantity: number of samples = 24 Description: atm.part.samples. |