RRS Challenger CH14/82
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RRS Challenger (74CH) |
| Cruise identifier | CH14/82 |
| Cruise period | 1982-09-24 — 1982-10-13 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Barry, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Invergordon, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | The main objective of this cruise was the deployment of current meters and pressure gauges north of the Wyville-Thomson Ridge as part of the UK continental slope experiment. |
| Chief scientist | W John Gould (Institute of Oceanographic Sciences Wormley Laboratory) |
| Project | CONSLEX |
| Cruise report |  (0.22 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Specific | N. Wyville/ Thompson Ridge |
| Track charts |  |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Surface measurements underway (T,S) | |
| CTD stations | Quantity: number of stations = 17 |
| Current meters | Quantity: number of stations = 10 Description: 10 moorings deployed,each with 2 or 3 c.m. |
| Current profiler (eg ADCP) | Quantity: number of profiles = 4 Description: current profiles |
| Meteorology | |
| Routine standard measurements | Quantity: activity duration in days = 4 |
| Geology and geophysics | |
| Core - soft bottom | Quantity: number of cores = 4 |
| Multi-beam echosounding | Quantity: track kilometres = 350 |
