Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | Sperus (74TJ) |
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Cruise identifier | 4/76 |
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Cruise period | 1976-09-26 — 1976-11-05 |
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Status | Completed |
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Port of departure | Leith, United Kingdom |
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Port of return | Leith, United Kingdom |
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Purpose | Research |
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Objectives | To carry out a gravity and magnetic survey of the British sector of the North Sea between 51° N and 62° N. Forty survey lines within the same area were surveyed as five cruise legs with intermediate port calls for changes of personnel. |
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Chief scientist | A Dobinson (Institute of Geological Sciences, Edinburgh), Geoff A Day (Institute of Geological Sciences, Edinburgh), Michael C Tully (Institute of Geological Sciences, Edinburgh) |
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Cruise report | (5.02 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North Sea |
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Specific | North Sea |
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Measurements | |
Geology and geophysics | |
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Single-beam echosounding | Quantity: track kilometres = 3704 |
Single channel seismic reflection | Quantity: track kilometres = 6728.316 Description: seismic reflection pinger.Format 0 is seismic analogue paper record |
Gravity measurements | Quantity: track kilometres = 6859.808 |
Magnetic measurements | Quantity: track kilometres = 6007.888 |