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RRS Charles Darwin CD20
Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
Ship name (ship code) | RRS Charles Darwin (74AB) |
Cruise identifier | CD20 |
Cruise period | 1987-01-31 — 1987-02-27 |
Status | Completed |
Port of departure | Mombasa, Kenya |
Port of return | Muscat, Oman |
Purpose | Research |
Objectives | To study sedimentary processes and recent history of the Indus Fan; plus brief survey of part of Makran Margin. INDUS F |
Chief scientist | Neil H Kenyon (Institute of Oceanographic Sciences Wormley Laboratory) |
Cruise report | (0.34 MB) |
Ocean/sea areas | |
General | Arabian Sea |
Specific | Arabian Sea |
Track charts | |
Measurements | |
Geology and geophysics | |
Multi-beam echosounding | Quantity: track kilometres = 5500 |
Long/short range side scan sonar | Quantity: track kilometres = 4830 Description: GLORIA: Geological Long Range Inclined Asdic |
Single channel seismic reflection | Quantity: track kilometres = 3580 Description: 160 cu. inch Bolt airgun & 3.5kHz |
Gravity measurements | Quantity: track kilometres = 11112 |
Magnetic measurements | Quantity: track kilometres = 10186 |