Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | FV Devonian (746D) |
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Cruise identifier | DEV_SEP79 |
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Cruise period | 1979-08-31 — 1979-09-15 |
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Status | Completed |
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Port of departure | Dartmouth, United Kingdom |
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Port of return | Dartmouth, United Kingdom |
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Purpose | Research |
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Objectives | 1. To continue the study of sandware movement and sediment transport in relation to hydrodynamic conditions.
2. To continue the AUWE contract.
3. To test a system of self-recordng (EPROM) stakes.
4. To carry out trials with the Cardiff University underwater towed vehicle. |
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Chief scientist | D Nicholas Langhorne (Institute of Oceanographic Sciences Taunton) |
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Cruise report | (0.15 MB) |
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Measurements | |
Physical oceanography | |
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Current profiler (eg ADCP) | Quantity: number of samples = 1 Description: Sandwave movement and sediment transport was studied on the cruise. |
Geology and geophysics | |
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Single-beam echosounding | Quantity: number of samples = 1 Description: Sandwave movement and sediment transport was studied on the cruise. |
Long/short range side scan sonar | Quantity: number of samples = 1 Description: Sandwave movement and sediment transport was studied on the cruise. |