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RRS Discovery D123A
Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
Ship name (ship code) | RRS Discovery (74E3) |
Cruise identifier | D123A |
Cruise period | 1981-08-05 — 1981-08-24 |
Status | Completed |
Port of departure | Barry, United Kingdom |
Port of return | Bergen, Norway |
Purpose | Research |
Objectives | 1. Investigation of the morphology of the continental slope to the west of the British Isles and Norway with particular reference to the Porcupine Seabight and the slope west and north of Scotland, the Wyville-Thomson Ridge.
2. Operational trials of the new digital correlator for the GLORIA system. 3. Intercomparison trials of the new 80/90 kHz and 245/255 kHz side-scan sonars. |
Chief scientist | John B Wilson (Institute of Oceanographic Sciences Wormley Laboratory) |
Cruise report | (0.36 MB) |
Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
Specific | Porcupine seabight; Wyville-Thompson Ridge |
Track charts | |
Measurements | |
Meteorology | |
Routine standard measurements | |
Geology and geophysics | |
Single-beam echosounding | |
Long/short range side scan sonar | |
Single channel seismic reflection |