NARRATIVE OF CHAIN CRUISE NO. 21, AUGUSTDECEMBER 1961,

Abstract

A program of geophysical and geological research was conducted across the North Atlantic Ocean along the track Woods Hole - Bermuda - Great Meteor Seamount Madeira - Gibraltar and through the Mediterranean Sea to Beirut and back over a similar track to Woods Hole. This report contains (1) a narrative of the cruise, (2) tabulations of the locations of seismic profiles, heat-flow measurements, dredge hauls, cores, camera lowerings, hydrographic stations, thermistor chain profiles, and sound velocity measurements, and (3) a selection of bottom photographs. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1964
Accession Number
AD0605775

Entities

People

  • A. D. Voorhis
  • E. E. Hays
  • J. B. Hersey

Organizations

  • Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Bodies Of Water
  • Cameras
  • Gibraltar
  • Heat Transmission
  • Landforms
  • Measurement
  • Mediterranean Sea
  • North Atlantic Ocean
  • Oceans
  • Optical Equipment
  • Photographic Equipment
  • Photographs
  • Photography
  • Seamounts

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Oceanography.