Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | MV Whitethorn (74WT) |
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Cruise identifier | 8/81leg3 |
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Cruise period | 1981-04-29 — 1981-05-13 |
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Status | Completed |
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Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
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Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
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Purpose | Research |
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Objectives | Geology. Legs 1-6, 12-14. Principal scientists were: Chesher, Owens, Evans and Fyfe. CSU = CSU II Edinburgh
Leg 3:
Leg 3 continued the sampling of the Bosie's Bank sheet mapping area. The primary objective was completion of the Bosie's Bank SE 1:100 00 sheet, followed by infill sampling on Bosie's Bank SW. 112 sites were occupied, 44 with the vibrocorer. |
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Chief scientist | Rodney Owens (Institute of Geological Sciences, Edinburgh) |
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Cruise report | (3.92 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North Sea |
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Specific | Bosie's Bank |
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Measurements | |
Geology and geophysics | |
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Grab | Quantity: number of stations = 112 Description: Shipek grab used |
Core - soft bottom | Quantity: number of stations = 44 Description: Vibrocorer used. All core taken on this leg was cut, opened, photographed, geotechnically tested and geologically logged. |
Core - soft bottom | Quantity: number of stations = 67 Description: Gravity corer used |