RRS Charles Darwin CD11
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RRS Charles Darwin (74AB) |
| Cruise identifier | CD11 |
| Cruise period | 1986-04-03 — 1986-04-28 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Barry, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Falmouth, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | The objective of this cruise was to shoot two detailed seismic experiments in the northeast Atlantic, to investigate seismic anisotropy, anelastic attenuation and sub-basement reflectors in the oceanic crust. |
| Chief scientist | Martin C Sinha (University of Cambridge Department of Earth Sciences) |
| Cruise report |  (1.09 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Specific | Eastern Atlantic |
| Track charts |  |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Bathythermograph | Quantity: number of profiles = 3 |
| Other physical oceanographic measurements | Quantity: number of profiles = 2 Description: sound velocity stations |
| Geology and geophysics | |
| Multi-beam echosounding | Quantity: track kilometres = 2590 |
| Single channel seismic reflection | Quantity: track kilometres = 650 |
| Seismic refraction | Quantity: track kilometres = 90 |
| Magnetic measurements | Quantity: track kilometres = 460 |
