MV Whitethorn 03/79 Leg 3
Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | MV Whitethorn (74WT) |
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Cruise identifier | 03/79 Leg 3 |
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Cruise period | 1979-06-18 — 1979-07-08 |
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Status | Completed |
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Port of departure | Lerwick, United Kingdom |
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Port of return | Liverpool, United Kingdom |
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Purpose | Research |
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Objectives | Briefly complete the IGS regional seabed sampling of the Halibut Bank sheet before moving on to the Orkney sheet. |
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Chief scientist | Daniel Evans (Institute of Geological Sciences, Edinburgh) |
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Cruise report | (5.78 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
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Specific | Orkney & Shetland |
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Track charts | (0.44 MB) |
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Measurements | |
Geology and geophysics | |
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Core - rock | Quantity: number of cores = 137 Description: A number of rock cores were made throughout the cruise. |
Core - soft bottom | Quantity: number of cores = 80 Description: A number of sediment cores were made throughout the cruise. |