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RRS Shackleton S1B/79

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)RRS Shackleton (74SF)
Cruise identifierS1B/79
Cruise period1979-01-25 — 1979-02-22
StatusCompleted
Chief scientistHarry Elderfield (University of Leeds Department of Earth Sciences)
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralNorth East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W)
Track chartsRRS Shackleton S1B/79 cruise track — trk2392.html
Measurements 
Physical oceanography 
Water bottle stationsQuantity: number of stations = 7
Chemical oceanography 
PhosphateQuantity: 7
SilicateQuantity: 7
Trace elementsQuantity: 7
IsotopesQuantity: 2
Other chemical oceanographic measurementsQuantity: 7
Description: other measurements
Geology and geophysics 
Core - soft bottomQuantity: number of cores = 7
Description: chemical analysis