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RRS Challenger CH7/85
Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
Ship name (ship code) | RRS Challenger (74CH) |
Cruise identifier | CH7/85 |
Cruise period | 1985-07-16 — 1985-08-09 |
Status | Completed |
Objectives | Sediment investigation |
Chief scientist | Geoffrey S Boulton (University of Edinburgh Department of Geology) |
Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
Specific | S.E. Iceland |
Track charts | |
Measurements | |
Physical oceanography | |
Surface measurements underway (T,S) | Quantity: track kilometres = 1480 |
CTD stations | Quantity: number of stations = 24 |
Current meters | Quantity: number of stations = 11 Description: 8 c.m.recovered after 8 days;60 days |
Geology and geophysics | |
Core - soft bottom | Quantity: number of cores = 18 |
Bottom photography | Quantity: number of deployments = 10 |
Single-beam echosounding | Quantity: track kilometres = 1480 |
Long/short range side scan sonar | Quantity: track kilometres = 90 |
Single channel seismic reflection | Quantity: track kilometres = 1120 |