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RRS Charles Darwin CD11
Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
Ship name (ship code) | RRS Charles Darwin (74AB) |
Cruise identifier | CD11 |
Cruise period | 1986-04-03 — 1986-04-28 |
Status | Completed |
Port of departure | Barry, United Kingdom |
Port of return | Falmouth, United Kingdom |
Purpose | Research |
Objectives | The objective of this cruise was to shoot two detailed seismic experiments in the northeast Atlantic, to investigate seismic anisotropy, anelastic attenuation and sub-basement reflectors in the oceanic crust. |
Chief scientist | Martin C Sinha (University of Cambridge Department of Earth Sciences) |
Cruise report | (1.09 MB) |
Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
Specific | Eastern Atlantic |
Track charts | |
Measurements | |
Physical oceanography | |
Bathythermograph | Quantity: number of profiles = 3 |
Other physical oceanographic measurements | Quantity: number of profiles = 2 Description: sound velocity stations |
Geology and geophysics | |
Multi-beam echosounding | Quantity: track kilometres = 2590 |
Single channel seismic reflection | Quantity: track kilometres = 650 |
Seismic refraction | Quantity: track kilometres = 90 |
Magnetic measurements | Quantity: track kilometres = 460 |