Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | RV Edward Forbes (74EF) |
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Cruise identifier | 7/75 |
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Cruise period | 1975-05-01 — 1975-05-12 |
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Status | Completed |
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Port of departure | Barry, United Kingdom |
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Port of return | Barry, United Kingdom |
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Purpose | Research |
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Objectives | The cruise was a one of a series which commenced in 1974 to investigate the structure of estuarine suspensions as part of the IOS Cohesive Sediment Mobility Project in the Severn Estuary. |
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Chief scientist | Robert Kirby (Institute of Oceanographic Sciences Taunton) |
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Cruise report | (0.26 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | Bristol Channel |
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Specific | Severn Estuary and Upper Bristol Channel |
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Track charts | (0.02 MB) |
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Measurements | |
Geology and geophysics | |
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Other geological/geophysical measurements | Description: Echosounder survey to determine if any dense static suspension were present. |