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RRS Discovery D126
Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
Ship name (ship code) | RRS Discovery (74E3) |
Cruise identifier | D126 |
Cruise period | 1982-03-04 — 1982-03-16 |
Status | Completed |
Port of departure | Gibraltar, Gibraltar |
Port of return | Ponta Delgada, Portugal |
Purpose | Research |
Objectives | To study sediments and sedimentary processes in the Canary Basin. Also, it was part of a two-way seismic experiment, in which it would be the receiving ship. Cruise was terminated due to mechanical failure and activities transferred to RRS Shackleton under the designation S126. |
Chief scientist | Tim J G Francis (Institute of Oceanographic Sciences Wormley Laboratory) |
Cruise report | (1.02 MB) |
Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
Specific | Central N. Atlantic |
Track charts | |
Measurements | |
Meteorology | |
Routine standard measurements | |
Geology and geophysics | |
Core - soft bottom | Quantity: number of cores = 1 Description: physical analysis;paleontology;geothermy |
Single-beam echosounding | Quantity: activity duration in days = 12 Description: 3.5 kHz and PES |
Single channel seismic reflection | Quantity: activity duration in days = 12 Description: 3.5 kHz and PES |
Magnetic measurements | Quantity: track kilometres = 2222.4 |
Other geological/geophysical measurements | Quantity: number of deployments = 2 Description: high resolution deep profiler |
Other geological/geophysical measurements | Quantity: number of deployments = 1 Description: heat flow probe |