Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name | Reul Na Maidne |
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Cruise period | 1980-08-10 — 1980-08-11 |
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Status | Completed |
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Port of departure | Barra, United Kingdom |
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Port of return | Barra, United Kingdom |
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Purpose | Research |
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Objectives | To deploy three Waverider buoys to the West of South Uist; two of them to continue the series of measurements started in 1976, the third being in a new location some 31km offshore. To perform echo sounder surveys between the three buoy positions and 10km to North and South of the offshore location. To recover the old inshore and offshore Waveriders |
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Chief scientist | John D Humphery (Institute of Oceanographic Sciences Taunton) |
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Cruise report | (0.22 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
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Measurements | |
Geology and geophysics | |
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Single-beam echosounding | Quantity: number of observations = 1 Description: Arrived at the super-offshore location and an echosounder was used to ensure flat bottom conditions. |
Single-beam echosounding | Quantity: number of surveys = 1 Description: Echosound survey took place, passing southeast of the offshore Waverider. |
Single-beam echosounding | Quantity: number of surveys = 1 Description: Some 10 km North (Magnetic) of the offshore Waverider position and echosound survey was performed. |
Single-beam echosounding | Quantity: number of observations = 1 Description: 2 N.miles west of the S.O.S position an echosounder was run past the position, with an event marker every 5 mins. |