Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | Moray Firth IV (74MF) |
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Cruise identifier | Oct68 |
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Cruise period | 1968-10-30 — 1968-11-24 |
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Status | Completed |
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Port of departure | Hull, United Kingdom |
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Port of return | Plymouth, United Kingdom |
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Purpose | Research |
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Objectives | To investigate the geological structure and geological history of the Eastern English Channel by geological and geophysical methods. |
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Chief scientist | Andrew J Smith (University College London, Department of Geology) |
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Cruise report | (3.14 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | English Channel |
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Specific | English Channel |
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Measurements | |
Geology and geophysics | |
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Grab | Quantity: number of stations = 56 Description: Shipek grab. |
Core - rock | Quantity: number of stations = 32 Description: Free fall corer used to collect rock samples. |
Core - soft bottom | Quantity: number of cores = 16 |
Long/short range side scan sonar | Description: Bath side-scan sonar. |
Single channel seismic reflection | Description: Sparker survey |
Magnetic measurements | Description: Magnetometer sampling. |