Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | MV Whitethorn (74WT) |
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Cruise identifier | 8/81leg14 |
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Cruise period | 1981-10-01 — 1981-10-19 |
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Status | Completed |
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Port of departure | Oban, United Kingdom |
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Port of return | Liverpool, 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 14:
The object of the cruise was to use the IGS 1m drill to help solve a number of mapping problems on the Argyll and Tiree sheets, as well as to carry out gravity coring and grabbing. |
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Chief scientist | Daniel Evans (Institute of Geological Sciences, Edinburgh) |
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Cruise report | (3.92 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North Sea |
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Specific | Tiree and Argyll Sheet |
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Measurements | |
Geology and geophysics | |
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Grab | Quantity: number of stations = 115 Description: Shipek grab |
Core - rock | Quantity: number of stations = 36 Description: Vibrocorer |
Core - soft bottom | Quantity: number of stations = 61 Description: Gravity sediment corer system |
In-situ seafloor measurement/sampling | Quantity: number of stations = 22 Description: IGS 1m drill system (2 drills) |