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Profiler PR18/73

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship nameProfiler
Cruise identifierPR18/73
Cruise period1973-08-22 — 1973-09-02
StatusCompleted
PurposeTrials
ObjectivesThe purpose of the project was threefold:
1. To assess the radiometric eel as a viable piece of offshore research equipment.
2. To ascertain the compatability of the radiometric eel with other routine geophysical equipment, namely sparker, pinger, magnetometer, gravimeter and transit sonar.
3. To survey an area where good geological control already existed (from previous work by CSU II and MGU), with the view to a geological assessment of the radiometric results.
Chief scientistJohn A Chesher (Institute of Geological Sciences, Edinburgh)
Cruise reportProfiler PR18/73 cruise report pr18_73.pdf (2.42 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralNorth Sea
SpecificMoray Firth
Measurements 
Physical oceanography 
Transparency (eg transmissometer)Quantity: 29
Description: beam transmittance meter.cr.16:16obsvns.cr.17:13obsvns.
Surface drifters/drifting buoysDescription: drogues.On cr.17:parachute drogues used for 1 day approx.
Meteorology 
Other meteorological measurementsDescription: sea and swell
Geology and geophysics 
DredgeQuantity: number of deployments = 27
Description: cone dredge;physical/chemical analysis of sediments
In-situ seafloor measurement/samplingQuantity: track kilometres = 1389
Description: radioactivity msmnts
Long/short range side scan sonarQuantity: track kilometres = 750
Description: run simultan. compare radiometric eel equipment
Single channel seismic reflectionQuantity: track kilometres = 750
Description: run simultan. compare radiometric eel equipment
Gravity measurementsQuantity: track kilometres = 750
Description: run simultan. compare radiometric eel equipment
Magnetic measurementsQuantity: track kilometres = 750
Description: run simultan. compare radiometric eel equipment