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RRS Shackleton S11A/77

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)RRS Shackleton (74SF)
Cruise identifierS11A/77
Cruise period1977-11-01 — 1977-11-22
StatusCompleted
Chief scientistDrummond Hoyle Matthews (University of Cambridge Department of Earth Sciences)
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralMediterranean Sea - Eastern basin
Track chartsRRS Shackleton S11A/77 cruise track — trk2439.html RRS Shackleton S11A/77 cruise track — trk2439a.html RRS Shackleton S11A/77 cruise track — trk2439b.html RRS Shackleton S11A/77 cruise track — trk2439c.html RRS Shackleton S11A/77 cruise track — trk2439d.html
Measurements 
Geology and geophysics 
DredgeQuantity: number of deployments = 13
Core - soft bottomQuantity: number of cores = 14
Bottom photographyQuantity: number of deployments = 8
Multi-beam echosoundingQuantity: track kilometres = 3074
Single channel seismic reflectionQuantity: track kilometres = 2519
Seismic refractionQuantity: 80
Magnetic measurementsQuantity: track kilometres = 2519