Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | MV Briarthorn (74B6) |
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Cruise identifier | 4/74_3 |
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Cruise period | 1974-09-06 — 1974-09-19 |
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Status | Completed |
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Port of departure | Lerwick, United Kingdom |
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Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
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Purpose | Research |
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Objectives | 74/4 Leg 3
The aim of this leg of the survey was to run sparker, magnetic, transit sonar and pinger traverses in the areas north-west of the Orkneys and east of the Shetlands, completing earlier IGS work in the areas. |
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Chief scientist | A Dobinson (Institute of Geological Sciences, Edinburgh) |
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Cruise report | (0.40 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North Sea North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
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Measurements | |
Geology and geophysics | |
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Long/short range side scan sonar | Quantity: track kilometres = 9093 |
Single channel seismic reflection | Quantity: track kilometres = 8130 |
Magnetic measurements | Quantity: track kilometres = 7778.4 |