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HMS Endurance End_778

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)HMS Endurance (74ED)
Cruise identifierEnd_778
Cruise period1977-12-18 — 1978-01-11
StatusCompleted
Port of departureStanley, Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
Port of returnStanley, Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
PurposeResearch
ObjectivesMagnetic data were recorded on passage lines within the Scotia Sea including a more detailed survey in the central Scotia Sea.
Chief scientistIan A Hill (University of Birmingham Department of Geological Sciences)
ProjectMarine Geophyscs Cruise-Scotia Sea
Cruise reportHMS Endurance End_778 cruise report endurance_778.pdf (0.12 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralSouth Atlantic Ocean
SpecificSouthern Ocean
Measurements 
Geology and geophysics 
Multi-beam echosoundingDescription: A number of echo-sounder measurements were taken throughout the cruise. No. of measurements not noted.
Magnetic measurementsDescription: A number of magnetometer surveys took place during the cruise. No. of measurements not noted.