Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | RV Farnella (74AE) |
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Cruise identifier | 5/82 |
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Cruise period | 1982-01-02 — 1982-01-19 |
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Status | Completed |
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Port of departure | Belem, Brazil |
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Port of return | Bridgetown, Barbados |
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Purpose | Research |
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Objectives | 1. The main objective was to make a long-range side scan sonar study of the morphology of the Amazon Cone, and in particular the distributory channel patterns on the middle and upper fan.
2. A secondary objective was to investigate the southernmost part of the tectonically deformed Barbados Outer Ridge using long-range side scan sonar. |
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Chief scientist | John E Damuth (Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory), Robert H Belderson (Institute of Oceanographic Sciences Wormley Laboratory) |
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Cruise report | (0.21 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North West Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) Caribbean Sea |
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Specific | N.W. Atlantic/ N.E. Atlantic |
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Track charts | |
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Measurements | |
Geology and geophysics | |
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Multi-beam echosounding | Quantity: track kilometres = 4504 |
Long/short range side scan sonar | Quantity: track kilometres = 4504 |
Single channel seismic reflection | Quantity: track kilometres = 4148 |