Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | RRS Bransfield (74RD) |
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Cruise identifier | Bran_778 |
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Cruise period | 1977-12-20 — 1978-02-11 |
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Status | Completed |
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Port of departure | Stanley, Falkland Islands (Malvinas) |
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Port of return | Mar del Plata, Argentina |
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Purpose | Research |
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Objectives | Magnetic and seismic reflection surveys were carried out in the northern Weddell sea and east of the South Sandwich Islands and similar data were acquired on passage tracks. |
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Chief scientist | Peter F Barker (University of Birmingham Department of Geological Sciences) |
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Project | Marine Geophysics Cruise-Scotia Sea |
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Cruise report | (0.10 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | South Atlantic Ocean |
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Specific | Southern Ocean |
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Track charts | (0.04 MB) |
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Measurements | |
Geology and geophysics | |
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Magnetic measurements | Description: A number of mangetometer measurements were made throughout the cruise.
No. of measurements not noted. |