RRS Shackleton Shack_71
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RRS Shackleton (74SF) |
| Cruise identifier | Shack_71 |
| Cruise period | 1971-12-06 — 1972-03-08 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Port of return | Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | The main aim of the cruise was to continue geophysical investigations in the Scotia Sea. In addition measurements of the distribution of certain halogenated hydrocarbons in the atmosphere were made. Chemical analyses of hydrocarbon and carbon monoxide in the air and seawater were made. Collections of Antarctic fauna and flora for trace element analysis with special emphasis on the study of krill. |
| Chief scientist | Peter F Barker (University of Birmingham Department of Geology with Geophysics) |
| Cruise report |  (0.12 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | South Atlantic Ocean Southern Ocean |
| Specific | Scotia Sea |
| Track charts | (0.04 MB) |
| Measurements | |
| Chemical oceanography | |
| Other dissolved gases | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Crustaceans | Description: Krill. |
| Meteorology | |
| Upper air observations | |
| Geology and geophysics | |
| Geophysical measurements made at depth |
