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Researcher 7/71

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)Researcher (3175)
Cruise identifier7/71
Cruise period1971-10-23 — 1971-11-09
StatusCompleted
Port of departureFamagusta, Cyprus
Port of returnSoudha, Greece
PurposeResearch
ObjectivesGeophysical cruise in the Eastern Mediterranean. A coring and dredging programmee south of Crete
Chief scientistAharon Horowitz (University of Cambridge Department of Earth Sciences)
Cruise reportResearcher 7/71 cruise report researcher6and7_71.pdf (0.37 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralMediterranean Sea - Eastern basin
SpecificEastern Mediterranean Sea
Track chartsResearcher 7/71 cruise track — researcher6and7_71trk.pdf (0.05 MB) 
Measurements 
Biology and fisheries 
Gear researchDescription: tests - possible to fire geophex using aquaseis as primer
Geology and geophysics 
Seismic refractionQuantity: number of track lines = 2
Description: 2 reversed refraction lines, X and Y
Seismic refractionQuantity: number of track lines = 3
Description: lines shot, R4, R6 and R7 reversed
Magnetic measurementsQuantity: number of surveys = 2
Description: G (270 miles) with 4 lines 60 miles long at 10 mile spacing; H (150 Miles): bathymetry, profiling and magnetics recorded
Other geological/geophysical measurementsQuantity: number of surveys = 2
Description: G (270 miles) with 4 lines 60 miles long at 10 mile spacing; H (150 Miles): bathymetry, profiling and magnetics recorded