Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | RV Edward Forbes (74EF) |
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Cruise identifier | 6/76 |
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Cruise period | 1976-04-02 — 1976-04-13 |
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Status | Completed |
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Port of departure | Barry, United Kingdom |
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Port of return | Barry, United Kingdom |
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Purpose | Research |
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Objectives | 1. To carry out background activity measurements in the Swansea Bay area prior to the injection of a Radioactive tracer on 29 April 1979 during a subsequent cruise.
2. To extend the knowledge of sedimentary structures in the area using sidescan sonar.
3. To carry out sediment sampling with a box-corer for examination of internal structure in sediments.
4. To replace the current meters on the long term mooring at Station A and change the sea-bed wave recorder off Port Talbot. |
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Chief scientist | Alan P Carr (Institute of Oceanographic Sciences Taunton), Anthony D Heathershaw (Institute of Oceanographic Sciences Taunton) |
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Cruise report | (0.96 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | Bristol Channel |
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Track charts | |
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Measurements | |
Chemical oceanography | |
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Radioactivity | Quantity: number of samples = 1 |
Geology and geophysics | |
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Grab | Quantity: number of samples = 9 |
Core - soft bottom | Quantity: number of cores = 42 Description: box cores. |
Long/short range side scan sonar | Quantity: number of hauls = 50 |