RRS Challenger CH5/77
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RRS Challenger (74CH) |
| Cruise identifier | CH5/77 |
| Cruise period | 1977-03-15 — 1977-03-30 |
| Status | Completed |
| Objectives | Continuous seismic profiling, bottom current measurements, sufrace sediment collection and underwater photography in the Bristol Channel, Southern Irish Sea and Celtic Sea. |
| Chief scientist | Douglas Hamilton (University of Bristol Geology Department) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | English Channel Irish Sea and St. George's Channel Bristol Channel Bay of Biscay |
| Track charts |  |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Current meters | Quantity: number of deployments = 6 Description: 65 hours |
| Geology and geophysics | |
| Grab | Quantity: number of samples = 79 Description: physical analysis of sediments |
| Bottom photography | Quantity: number of deployments = 54 Description: 5 underwater television |
| Single channel seismic reflection | Quantity: track kilometres = 1320 |
