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RRS Charles Darwin CD48
Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
Ship name (ship code) | RRS Charles Darwin (74AB) |
Cruise identifier | CD48 |
Cruise period | 1990-06-21 — 1990-06-26 |
Status | Completed |
Port of departure | Barry, United Kingdom |
Port of return | London, United Kingdom |
Purpose | Research |
Objectives | The collection of gravity data in the Celtic Sea and English Channel in orderto strengthen the BGS gravity data base. Some equipment development and testing was also undertaken. |
Chief scientist | Geoff A Day (British Geological Survey, Edinburgh) |
Cruise report | (0.22 MB) |
Ocean/sea areas | |
General | English Channel North Atlantic Ocean |
Specific | South western approaches to the UK and the Irish Sea, Celtic Sea, English Channel |
Track charts | |
Measurements | |
Physical oceanography | |
Current profiler (eg ADCP) | Description: tests of ADCP |
Geology and geophysics | |
Single-beam echosounding | Quantity: track kilometres = 1000 Description: near continuous echo sounding |
Gravity measurements | Quantity: track kilometres = 1000 Description: cont. gravity |
Magnetic measurements | Quantity: track kilometres = 1000 Description: cont. magnetics |