RRS Discovery D96
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RRS Discovery (74E3) |
| Cruise identifier | D96 |
| Cruise period | 1978-11-21 — 1978-12-04 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Recife, Brazil |
| Port of return | Recife, Brazil |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | The original main objective - The exploration of the morphology of the Brazilian continental slope and rise to the east of Recife using Gloria Mk II - had to be abandoned when the Brazilian authorities refused permission to carry out this work. Consequently an alternative programme of work outside the 200 mile limit was accomplished. |
| Chief scientist | Robert H Belderson (Institute of Oceanographic Sciences Wormley Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.28 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | South Atlantic Ocean |
| Track charts |  |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Current meters | Quantity: 1 Description: 11,5 days |
| Sea level (inc. bot. press., inverted echosounder) | Quantity: 12 Description: a deep-sea tide gauge |
| Meteorology | |
| Routine standard measurements | |
| Geology and geophysics | |
| Multi-beam echosounding | Quantity: track kilometres = 3000 |
| Long/short range side scan sonar | Quantity: track kilometres = 2600 Description: gloria |
| Single channel seismic reflection | Quantity: track kilometres = 2600 Description: air gun |
