FV Devonian DEV_SEP80
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FV Devonian (746D) |
| Cruise identifier | DEV_SEP80 |
| Cruise period | 1980-09-02 — 1980-09-20 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Dartmouth, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Dartmouth, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1. To continue the study of sandwave movement and sediment transport in relation to hydrodynamic conditions
2. To test an improved system of self-recording Eprom stakes. 3. To carry out a box survey of the area surveyed on previous occasions. 4. To provide assistance and ship time for G. Crisp's trials with spar buoy. and CTD data. |
| Chief scientist | D Nicholas Langhorne (Institute of Oceanographic Sciences Taunton) |
| Cruise report |  (0.21 MB) |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Current meters | Quantity: number of profiles = 1 Description: A cross sectional profile of the sandwave was obtained during the cruise. Current meter readings were also taken for a large portion of the cruise. |
| Geology and geophysics | |
| In-situ seafloor measurement/sampling | Quantity: number of profiles = 1 Description: A cross sectional profile of the sandwave was obtained during the cruise. Current meter readings were also taken for a large portion of the cruise. |
