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RV Belgica CH98

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)RV Belgica (11BE)
Cruise identifierCH98
Cruise period1993-03-18 — 1993-03-18
StatusCompleted
Port of departureZeebrugge, Belgium
Port of returnZeebrugge, Belgium
PurposeResearch
ObjectivesRecovering of Moorings deployed during Challenger 100 for CSTAB fieldwork
Chief scientistJon J Williams (Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory)
ProjectMASTII-CSTAB - Circulation and Sediment Transport Around Banks
Coordinating bodyCEC/MAST
Cruise reportRV Belgica CH98 cruise report ch98and100_92.pdf (0.89 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralNorth Sea
SpecificMiddelkerke Bank
Track chartsRV Belgica CH98 cruise track — ch98and100_92track.pdf (0.02 MB) 
Moorings, landers, buoys 
Physical oceanography 
Current meters51° 17' 47" N  2° 44' 17" E — RCM mooring recovered
Current meters51° 20' 53" N  2° 45' 54" E — S4/RCM mooring recovered
Current meters51° 16' 12" N  2° 41' 6" E — S4/RCM mooring recovered
Current meters51° 18' 17" N  2° 43' 23" E — RCM mooring recovered
Current profiler (eg ADCP)51° 20' 29" N  2° 45' 54" E — ADCP recovered
Current profiler (eg ADCP)51° 19' 53" N  2° 44' 35" E — ADCP recovered
Sea level (inc. bot. press., inverted echosounder)51° 15' 54" N  2° 41' 11" E — Bottom moored pressure recorder recovered
Instrumented wave measurements51° 18' 11" N  2° 44' 42" E — Waverider buoy recovered
Instrumented wave measurements51° 18' 47" N  2° 43' 41" E — Waverider buoy recovered
Other physical oceanographic measurements51° 20' 35" N  2° 46' 17" E — STABLE recovered