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Sperus 02/78_1

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)Sperus (74TJ)
Cruise identifier02/78_1
Cruise period1978-04-16 — 1978-04-24
StatusCompleted
Port of departureEdinburgh, United Kingdom
Port of returnNewcastle, United Kingdom
ObjectivesGravity and magnetics surveying of the UK Continental Shelf.
Chief scientistRobin A Floyd (Institute of Geological Sciences, Edinburgh)
Cruise reportSperus 02/78_1 cruise report sperus2_78.pdf (8.64 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralNorth Sea
SpecificNorth Sea
Track chartsSperus 02/78_1 cruise track — trk2119.html
Measurements 
Geology and geophysics 
Single-beam echosoundingQuantity: track kilometres = 8480
Single channel seismic reflectionQuantity: track kilometres = 8646.988
Description: pinger.Format 0 is seismic analogue paper
Gravity measurementsQuantity: track kilometres = 8969.236
Magnetic measurementsQuantity: track kilometres = 4122.552