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RRS Charles Darwin CD18
Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
Ship name (ship code) | RRS Charles Darwin (74AB) |
Cruise identifier | CD18 |
Cruise period | 1986-11-14 — 1986-12-13 |
Status | Completed |
Purpose | Research |
Objectives | To study the structure and sedimentology of the Makran accretionary prism in the Gulf of Oman, north west Indian Ocean. |
Chief scientist | Robert S White (University of Cambridge Department of Earth Sciences) |
Cruise report | (1.27 MB) |
Ocean/sea areas | |
General | Arabian Sea |
Specific | Murray Ridge |
Track charts | |
Measurements | |
Geology and geophysics | |
Multi-beam echosounding | Quantity: track kilometres = 5556 |
Single channel seismic reflection | Quantity: track kilometres = 3200 |
Seismic refraction | Quantity: track kilometres = 250 |
Gravity measurements | Quantity: track kilometres = 5556 |
Magnetic measurements | Quantity: track kilometres = 5556 |