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RRS Discovery D3_9
Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
Ship name (ship code) | RRS Discovery (74E3) |
Cruise identifier | D3_9 |
Cruise period | 1964-09-07 — 1964-09-28 |
Status | Completed |
Port of departure | Aden, Yemen |
Port of return | Plymouth, United Kingdom |
Purpose | Research |
Objectives | To complete its part of the UK contribution to the International Indian Ocean Expedition, Discovery occupied 291 water sampling stations in the Indian Ocean in 154 days at sea. |
Chief scientist | John C Swallow (National Institute of Oceanography) |
Project | International Indian Ocean Expedition |
Cruise report | (0.63 MB) |
Ocean/sea areas | |
General | English Channel Bay of Biscay Mediterranean Sea Red Sea Gulf of Aden |
Track charts | (0.68 MB) |
Measurements | |
Physical oceanography | |
Surface measurements underway (T,S) | Quantity: number of stations = 6 |
Bathythermograph | Description: hourly observations |
CTD stations | Quantity: number of stations = 6 |
Meteorology | |
Routine standard measurements | Description: continuous record |
Geology and geophysics | |
Single-beam echosounding | Description: continuous record |