Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | MV Whitethorn (74WT) |
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Cruise identifier | 12/74 |
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Cruise period | 1974-05-12 — 1974-05-28 |
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Status | Completed |
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Port of return | Leith, United Kingdom |
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Purpose | Research |
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Objectives | The object of the cruise was to closely sample a small area and to compare methods of geophysical profiling and geotechnical testing. To do this three sampling grids were planned with a station separation ranging from 3 to 10 km from the smallest to the largest grid. Fifty seven stations were sampled all together and approximately 520 km of geophysics line traversed. |
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Chief scientist | Nigel G T Fannin (Institute of Geological Sciences, Edinburgh) |
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Cruise report | (3.11 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North Sea |
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Track charts | (0.03 MB) |
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Measurements | |
Biology and fisheries | |
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Gear research | Description: A number of underwater camera tows were made throughout the cruise to gauge gear quality.
No. of films not noted. |
Geology and geophysics | |
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Core - soft bottom | Description: A number of vibrocore and gravity core samples were collected throughout the cruise.
No. of cores not noted. |