RRS Discovery D150
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RRS Discovery (74E3) |
| Cruise identifier | D150 |
| Cruise period | 1984-08-23 — 1984-09-06 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | South Shields, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Falmouth, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | The primary objective was to carry out a multichannel, wide-angle seismic experiment using the newly-developed Pull-Up Multi-channel Array (PUMA) on the continental shelf west of the Outer Hebrides. |
| Chief scientist | Martin C Sinha (University of Cambridge Department of Earth Sciences) |
| Cruise report |  (0.66 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Specific | North Atlantic/ W. of Hebrides |
| Track charts |  |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Other physical oceanographic measurements | Quantity: number of profiles = 1 Description: sound velocity stations |
| Meteorology | |
| Routine standard measurements | |
| Geology and geophysics | |
| In-situ seafloor measurement/sampling | Quantity: number of measurements = 17 Description: acoustical properties |
| Multi-beam echosounding | Quantity: track kilometres = 555 |
| Single channel seismic reflection | Quantity: track kilometres = 185 |
| Seismic refraction | Quantity: track kilometres = 200 |
| Gravity measurements | Quantity: track kilometres = 555 |
| Magnetic measurements | Quantity: track kilometres = 185 |
