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RRS Discovery D70

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)RRS Discovery (74E3)
Cruise identifierD70
Cruise period1975-03-27 — 1975-04-25
StatusCompleted
PurposeResearch
Chief scientistJohn C Swallow (Institute of Oceanographic Sciences Wormley Laboratory)
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralBay of Biscay
North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W)
Track chartsRRS Discovery D70 cruise track — trk1641.html
Measurements 
Physical oceanography 
CTD stationsQuantity: number of stations = 26
Current metersQuantity: 8
Neutrally buoyant floatsQuantity: 15
Geology and geophysics 
Multi-beam echosounding
Magnetic measurements