Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | FV Devonian (746D) |
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Cruise identifier | DEV_SEP80 |
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Cruise period | 1980-09-02 — 1980-09-20 |
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Status | Completed |
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Port of departure | Dartmouth, United Kingdom |
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Port of return | Dartmouth, United Kingdom |
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Purpose | Research |
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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. |
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Chief scientist | D Nicholas Langhorne (Institute of Oceanographic Sciences Taunton) |
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Cruise report | (0.21 MB) |
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Measurements | |
Physical oceanography | |
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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 | |
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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. |