RRS Shackleton S3/80 Leg 3
Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | RRS Shackleton (74SF) |
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Cruise identifier | S3/80 Leg 3 |
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Cruise period | 1980-05-22 — 1980-06-04 |
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Status | Completed |
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Port of departure | Great Yarmouth, United Kingdom |
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Port of return | Great Yarmouth, United Kingdom |
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Purpose | Research |
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Objectives | Vessel sailed from Great Yarmouth and carried out side scan sonar and Humtec boomer trials. It completed lines 33-68 inclusive, totalling 1822km of regional survey including side scan sonar on all lines. Navigational accuracy remeained good. Gravity results continued to be excellent tying well with previous data. Seismic records emphasised the difference in geological regime between the Spurn and Indefatigable sheets. |
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Chief scientist | Alan S Mould (Institute of Geological Sciences, Edinburgh) |
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Project | 80/01 |
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Coordinating body | NERC |
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Cruise report | (0.70 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North Sea |
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Track charts | |
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Measurements | |
Geology and geophysics | |
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Long/short range side scan sonar | Quantity: track kilometres = 1822 Description: geophysical survey |
Seismic refraction | Quantity: track kilometres = 1822 Description: geophysical survey |
Gravity measurements | Quantity: track kilometres = 1822 Description: geophysical survey |