Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | MV Whitethorn (74WT) |
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Cruise identifier | 8/81leg4 |
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Cruise period | 1981-05-15 — 1981-05-27 |
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Status | Completed |
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Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
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Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
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Purpose | Research |
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Objectives | Geology. Legs 1-6, 12-14. Principal scientists were: Chesher, Owens, Evans and Fyfe. CSU = CSU II Edinburgh
Leg 4:
The objectives of the cruise were to sample the Orkney 1:250,000 sheet as part of the IGS mapping programme. This included the proposal to drill solid rock at outcrop using the IGS 1m drill.
A SSS TV system and Penetrometer were used |
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Chief scientist | Daniel Evans (Institute of Geological Sciences, Edinburgh) |
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Cruise report | (2.87 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North Sea |
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Specific | Orkney Sheet |
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Measurements | |
Geology and geophysics | |
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Grab | Quantity: number of stations = 222 Description: Shipek grab used |
Core - rock | Quantity: number of stations = 150 Description: Rock corer used |
Core - soft bottom | Quantity: number of stations = 87 Description: Sediment corer used |
Core - soft bottom | Quantity: number of stations = 20 Description: Vibrocorer stations |
In-situ seafloor measurement/sampling | Quantity: number of stations = 14 Description: 1m Drill used |