Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | FV Devonian (746D) |
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Cruise identifier | DEV_JUN81 |
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Cruise period | 1981-06-10 — 1981-06-14 |
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Status | Completed |
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Port of departure | Dartmouth, United Kingdom |
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Port of return | Dartmouth, United Kingdom |
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Purpose | Research |
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Objectives | To release the spar buoy just prior to the aircraft pass. To set up radar reflectors for the aircraft. To lay and recover current meters. To side scan sonar the buoy track. |
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Chief scientist | Graeme N Crisp (Institute of Oceanographic Sciences Taunton) |
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Project | Earthnet,Frascati,Italy by ESA |
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Cruise report | (0.05 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | English Channel |
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Specific | Start Point, Bee Sands, Skerries Bank |
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Measurements | |
Physical oceanography | |
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Current meters | Quantity: 2 Description: 3 days |
Surface drifters/drifting buoys | Quantity: 1 |
Meteorology | |
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Other meteorological measurements | Description: wind speed and direction |
Geology and geophysics | |
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Long/short range side scan sonar | Quantity: number of track lines = 1 Description: side-scan sonar survey |