Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | Sperus (74TJ) |
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Cruise identifier | 15/79 |
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Cruise period | 1979-08-15 — 1979-08-20 |
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Status | Completed |
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Port of departure | Lerwick, United Kingdom |
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Port of return | Fraserburgh, United Kingdom |
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Purpose | Research |
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Objectives | Geology
The aim of project 15/79 was completion of regional geophysical coverage of the Bosies Bank sheet, on a grid of NS-EW lines at approximately 10km by 10km spacing.
570km data was collected
5 lines of good quality gravity data
Magnetometer |
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Chief scientist | Michael C Tully (Institute of Geological Sciences, Edinburgh) |
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Cruise report | (9.09 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North Sea |
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Specific | North Sea |
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Measurements | |
Geology and geophysics | |
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Single-beam echosounding | Quantity: number of surveys = 5 Description: 570km of data collected |
Long/short range side scan sonar | Quantity: number of surveys = 5 Description: format 0 is seismic analogue paper record |
Single channel seismic reflection | Quantity: number of surveys = 5 Description: format 0 is seismic analogue paper record |
Seismic refraction | Quantity: number of surveys = 5 Description: sparker;1319nm airgun;1131nm boomer |
Gravity measurements | Quantity: number of surveys = 5 Description: 570km of data collected |
Magnetic measurements | Quantity: number of surveys = 5 Description: 570km of data collected |