RV Edward Forbes 15/78
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RV Edward Forbes (74EF) |
| Cruise identifier | 15/78 |
| Cruise period | 1978-09-14 — 1978-09-27 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Barry, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Barry, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1. To investigate the existence and nature of Furrows off Ilfracombe and to the S of Prawle Point.
2. To continue the study of the mobility of sandwaves and sediment transport in relation to hydrodynamic conditions. 3. To continue measurements associated with the AUWE contract. |
| Chief scientist | D Nicholas Langhorne (Institute of Oceanographic Sciences Taunton) |
| Cruise report |  (0.17 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | English Channel |
| Track charts |  |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Current meters | Quantity: 8 Description: 6 hours |
| Sea level (inc. bot. press., inverted echosounder) | Description: continuous |
| Meteorology | |
| Other meteorological measurements | Description: sea and swell;continuous |
| Geology and geophysics | |
| Bottom photography | Quantity: 40 Description: also TV (video taped) |
| Single-beam echosounding | Quantity: 30 |
| Long/short range side scan sonar | Quantity: number of hauls = 25 |
| Other geological/geophysical measurements | Quantity: track kilometres = 1482 Description: diver measurements on the sea bed (survey data) |
