Marine Group








Department of Earth Sciences

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Web site design by Paul Wyer


Research Cruises

We have been involved in 5 cruises since 1990 on the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) vessels RRS Charles Darwin and the RRS James Clerk Ross. The details of the cruises are as follows :


Cruise ID


Year


Principal Scientists


Ports of Call


Data

CD 64 1991/92 Watts, Westbrook Lisbon-Azores GLORIA Mark II side-scan sonar,
Bathymetry,
Gravity,
Magnetics,
Seismic reflection
CD 82 1993 Watts, Peirce, Collier, Henstock Barry-Las Palmas Multichannel seismic reflection,
wide-angle seismic refraction (Durham + SOC DOBS),
EM-12 swath bathymetry,
Gravity,
Magnetics
JCR 09a 1995 Livermore, Larter, Mitchell Port Stanley-Capetown Hawaii MR 1 side-scan sonar,
Seismic reflection,
Magnetics (including vector field),
Gravity
CD 99 1996 Searle, Cowie, Mitchell Lison-Ponta Delgado EM-12 swath bathymetry,
TOBI side-scan sonar,
Gravity,
Magnetics (including vector field),
Rock dredges
CD 108 1997 Masson, Watts, Mitchell Southampton-Lisbon EM-12 swath bathymetry,
TOBI side-scan sonar,
Seismic reflection,
Gravity,
Magnetics,
Rock dredges

NEW !! Track Chart of Charles Darwin CD 108