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RV Sarsia Sarsia March 78

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)RV Sarsia (74SR)
Cruise identifierSarsia March 78
Cruise period1978-03-04 — 1978-03-18
StatusCompleted
Port of departurePlymouth, United Kingdom
Port of returnPlymouth, United Kingdom
PurposeResearch
ObjectivesTo continue sediment transport studies in the Sizewell-Dunwich Banks area by 1) making suspended sediment transport measurements and 2) taking cores of the seabed to supplement geophysical and grab sampling data.
Chief scientistBarbara J Lees (Institute of Oceanographic Sciences Taunton)
Cruise reportRV Sarsia Sarsia March 78 cruise report sarsia_4mar78.pdf (0.06 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralNorth Sea
Track chartsRV Sarsia Sarsia March 78 cruise track — sarsia_4mar78track.pdf (0.02 MB) 
Measurements 
Contamination 
Suspended matterQuantity: 5
Description: suspended sediment
Geology and geophysics 
Core - soft bottomQuantity: number of cores = 7
Description: vibrocorer