RRS Shackleton S3/80 Leg 1
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RRS Shackleton (74SF) |
| Cruise identifier | S3/80 Leg 1 |
| Cruise period | 1980-04-21 — 1980-05-06 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | South Shields, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Hull, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | To complete the geophysical survey of the Indefatigable and Spun sheets of the IGS 1:250 000 amp series in advance of a bottom sampling programme to be carried out by the Institute of Geological Sciences Marine Geology Unit later in the season, and to re-run several lines surveyed in 1979 on the Flemish Bight Sheet. The inshore limit of the survey was controlled by the 15m depth contour. A secondary objective was to run one line along a propsed pipeline route on the California Sheet.
Equipment trials were conducted. After the completion of the trial lines 1-8 were surveyed. Data quality was good despite poor weather. |
| Chief scientist | A Dobinson (Institute of Geological Sciences, Edinburgh) |
| Project | 80/01 |
| Coordinating body | NERC |
| Cruise report |  (0.70 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Track charts |  |
| Measurements | |
| Geology and geophysics | |
| Single-beam echosounding | Quantity: number of track lines = 8 Description: geophysical survey |
| Long/short range side scan sonar | Quantity: track kilometres = 1824.22 Description: "UDI" dual channel side scan system;2340nm Transit Sonar |
| Single channel seismic reflection | Quantity: track kilometres = 4333.68 Description: Pinger |
| Seismic refraction | Quantity: track kilometres = 4183.668 Description: Sparker;2286nm Airgun;1059nm Boomer Format 0 =seismic analogue paper record. |
| Gravity measurements | Quantity: track kilometres = 4333.68 |
| Magnetic measurements | Quantity: track kilometres = 4333.68 |
