Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
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| Ship name (ship code) | RRS Shackleton (74SF) |
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| Cruise identifier | S9B/82 |
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| Cruise period | 1982-10-08 — 1982-10-29 |
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| Status | Completed |
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| Port of departure | Belem, Brazil |
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| Port of return | Dakar, Senegal |
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| Chief scientist | Robert S White (University of Cambridge Department of Earth Sciences) |
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| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North West Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
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| Track charts | |
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| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
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| Bathythermograph | Quantity: number of profiles = 7 |
| Other physical oceanographic measurements | Quantity: number of profiles = 1 Description: sound velocity stations |
| Geology and geophysics | |
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| Multi-beam echosounding | Quantity: track kilometres = 4630 |
| Single channel seismic reflection | Quantity: 110 |
| Seismic refraction | Quantity: 120 |
| Gravity measurements | Quantity: track kilometres = 4630 |
| Magnetic measurements | Quantity: track kilometres = 3704 |