RRS Shackleton S1/82
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RRS Shackleton (74SF) |
| Cruise identifier | S1/82 |
| Cruise period | 1982-01-10 — 1982-01-31 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Napoli, Italy |
| Port of return | Patrai, Greece |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1) Detailed seismic profiling across the western and southern margins of the Sporadhes basin, North Aegean Trough
2) Sea-bed sampling and near-bed current meters observations in Thermicos Bay and Sporadhes Basin 3) Seismic profiling, gravity/magnetic surveying and bottom sampling in Skiros Basin 4) Seismic refraction of deep structure of North Aegean Sea |
| Chief scientist | Michael B Collins (University of Wales Swansea Department of Geology and Oceanography), Michael Brooks (University of Wales Swansea Department of Geology and Oceanography) |
| Cruise report |  (0.80 MB) (0.79 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Ionian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) |
| Track charts |  |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Surface measurements underway (T,S) | Description: cont. |
| Bathythermograph | Quantity: number of profiles = 6 |
| Water bottle stations | Quantity: number of stations = 100 Description: surface S |
| Current meters | Quantity: number of deployments = 7 Description: 15days, 17 cms: 15 Aanderaa & 2 acoustic |
| Geology and geophysics | |
| Grab | Quantity: number of samples = 14 Description: physical analysis of sediments |
| Core - soft bottom | Quantity: number of cores = 26 Description: physical analysis of sediments |
| Bottom photography | Quantity: number of deployments = 11 |
| Multi-beam echosounding | Quantity: track kilometres = 3704 |
| Single channel seismic reflection | Quantity: track kilometres = 185 |
| Gravity measurements | Quantity: track kilometres = 3704 |
| Magnetic measurements | Quantity: track kilometres = 3704 |
| Other geological/geophysical measurements | Description: neotectonics, basin evolution |
