Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | MV Whitethorn (74WT) |
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Cruise identifier | 4/80 Leg 2 |
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Cruise period | 1980-06-20 — 1980-07-02 |
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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 | The object of leg 2 was to complete sampling on the Peterhead and Marr Bank. Poor weather caused diversion of effort to the Marr Bank SW, NW and the Tay-Forth stand-by work areas. 149 sites were occupied, 66 with the vibrocorer. |
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Chief scientist | Rodney Owens (Institute of Geological Sciences, Edinburgh) |
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Project | 80/WH/04 |
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Coordinating body | British Geological Survey |
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Cruise report | (7.66 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North Sea North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
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Specific | North Sea |
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Track charts | |
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Measurements | |
Geology and geophysics | |
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Grab | Quantity: number of stations = 149 Description: grabs and cores |