Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | RRS Shackleton (74SF) |
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Cruise identifier | S1/82 |
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Cruise period | 1982-01-10 — 1982-01-31 |
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Status | Completed |
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Port of departure | Napoli, Italy |
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Port of return | Patrai, Greece |
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Purpose | Research |
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Objectives | 1) Detailed seismic profiling across the western and southern margins of the Sporadhes basin, North Aegean Trough
2) Sea-bed sampling and near-bed current meters observations in Thermicos Bay and Sporadhes Basin
3) Seismic profiling, gravity/magnetic surveying and bottom sampling in Skiros Basin
4) Seismic refraction of deep structure of North Aegean Sea |
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Chief scientist | Michael B Collins (University of Wales Swansea Department of Geology and Oceanography), Michael Brooks (University of Wales Swansea Department of Geology and Oceanography) |
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Cruise report | (0.80 MB) (0.79 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | Ionian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) |
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Track charts | |
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Measurements | |
Physical oceanography | |
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Surface measurements underway (T,S) | Description: cont. |
Bathythermograph | Quantity: number of profiles = 6 |
Water bottle stations | Quantity: number of stations = 100 Description: surface S |
Current meters | Quantity: number of deployments = 7 Description: 15days, 17 cms: 15 Aanderaa & 2 acoustic |
Geology and geophysics | |
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Grab | Quantity: number of samples = 14 Description: physical analysis of sediments |
Core - soft bottom | Quantity: number of cores = 26 Description: physical analysis of sediments |
Bottom photography | Quantity: number of deployments = 11 |
Multi-beam echosounding | Quantity: track kilometres = 3704 |
Single channel seismic reflection | Quantity: track kilometres = 185 |
Gravity measurements | Quantity: track kilometres = 3704 |
Magnetic measurements | Quantity: track kilometres = 3704 |
Other geological/geophysical measurements | Description: neotectonics, basin evolution |