RRS Discovery D78C
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RRS Discovery (74E3) |
| Cruise identifier | D78C |
| Cruise period | 1976-10-04 — 1976-10-18 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Stornoway, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Barry, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Monitoring |
| Objectives | The primary objective was to complete the northern portion of a circuit of tidal pressure recordings. The circuit encloses the part of the northeast Atlantic bounded in latitude by southern Iceand and Cape St Vincent and in longitude by the mid-Atlantic ridge.
The circuit was steamed in an anticlockwise direction. Sounding and magnetometer watches continued for most of the deep water passage work. Exact repetition of Leg 1 course was avoided. Tide gauge capsules were released and recovered and good records were obtained. Stong magnetic anomalies were observed when passing the top of Reykjanes Ridge. |
| Chief scientist | David E Cartwright (Institute of Oceanographic Sciences Bidston Laboratory) |
| Project | Oceanic Tidal Recording SE and SW of Iceland |
| Cruise report |  (9.90 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Track charts |  |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Other physical oceanographic measurements | Description: continuous monitoring |
