Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | RRS Shackleton (74SF) |
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Cruise identifier | S6/73 |
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Cruise period | 1973-08-07 — 1973-09-15 |
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Status | Completed |
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Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
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Port of return | Barry, United Kingdom |
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Purpose | Research |
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Objectives | Acoustic tests of deep sea and shallow tide gadges. And the measurement of currents and bottom temperatures in the area. |
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Chief scientist | James Crease (Institute of Oceanographic Sciences Wormley Laboratory) |
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Project | Overflow'73 |
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Coordinating body | ICES |
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Cruise report | (0.47 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
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Track charts | (0.04 MB) |
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Measurements | |
Physical oceanography | |
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Water bottle stations | Quantity: number of stations = 1 |
CTD stations | Quantity: number of stations = 91 |
Current meters | Quantity: 6 |
Sea level (inc. bot. press., inverted echosounder) | Quantity: 4 Description: tide gauges: 3 shallow;1 lost;1 deep;1 not recovered |
Sea level (inc. bot. press., inverted echosounder) | |
Meteorology | |
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Occasional standard measurements | |
Other meteorological measurements | Description: sea and swell |
Geology and geophysics | |
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Multi-beam echosounding | |
Gravity measurements | |
Magnetic measurements | |