RV Falkor FK008 (OASES 2013)
Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | RV Falkor (CIFR) |
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Cruise identifier | FK008 (OASES 2013) |
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Cruise period | 2014-05-30 — 2014-07-01 |
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Status | Completed |
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Port of departure | St Petersburg, United States |
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Port of return | Montego Bay, Jamaica |
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Purpose | Research |
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Objectives | Cruise FK008 sailed to the Mid-Cayman Rise to study novel hydrothermal systems and explore for additional sources of hydrothermal venting, using the RV Falkor's swath bathymetry and CTD-rosette systems coupled with the WHOI Deep Submergence Laboratory's HROV vehicle Nereus. |
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Chief scientist | Christopher R German (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution - Geology and Geophysics Department) |
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Cruise report | (40 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | Caribbean Sea |
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Specific | Mid Cayman Rise |