RV Belgica 2012-03
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RV Belgica (11BE) |
| Cruise identifier | 2012-03 |
| Cruise period | 2012-02-06 — 2012-02-10 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Zeebrugge, Belgium |
| Port of return | Zeebrugge, Belgium |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | Project SHARE (Seismic Hazard Harmonization in Europe). The purpose of this project is to look for evidence of recent activity of faults, such as displacement of young sediments or tectonic seafloor relief. This will be achieved by collection of multibeam bathymetry data, dense grids of high‐resolution and deeper‐penetration reflection seismic profiles and side‐scan sonar recordings in key locations. |
| Chief scientist | Marc De Batist (University of Ghent Renard Centre of Marine Geology) |
| Cruise report |  (0.42 MB) |
| NPRC | (0.18 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Specific | French and UK continental shelves |
| Track charts | (0.02 MB) |
