- Resources
- Inventories
- Cruise inventory
- Report
- 2149
RRS Challenger CH5/80
Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
Ship name (ship code) | RRS Challenger (74CH) |
Cruise identifier | CH5/80 |
Cruise period | 1980-03-11 — 1980-03-26 |
Status | Completed |
Objectives | Study of the geology of the continental slope in the Western Approaches. |
Chief scientist | Douglas Hamilton (University of Bristol Geology Department) |
Cruise report | (0.02 MB) |
Ocean/sea areas | |
General | Celtic Sea |
Specific | N. Bay of Biscay |
Track charts | |
Measurements | |
Physical oceanography | |
Current meters | Quantity: number of deployments = 11 Description: 136 hours;No. of current meters deployed also 11 recovered. |
Other physical oceanographic measurements | Quantity: number of deployments = 3 Description: Vertical Gradient Unit(VGU) |
Other physical oceanographic measurements | Quantity: number of deployments = 3 Description: Camera and time lapse, cine-photographs |
Geology and geophysics | |
Grab | Quantity: number of deployments = 7 |
Single channel seismic reflection | Quantity: track kilometres = 190 |