NARRATIVE OF CHAIN CRUISE NO. 46,

Abstract

The narrative report of CHAIN Cruise 46 includes the chief scientist's journal, a summary track chart, and a log of stations occupied. The cruise was made in two parts: first, to conduct a geophysical survey in the Caribbean region, and second, to participate in a survey of the coastal waters of Eastern United States in connection with a JOIDES program. The scienfific program included echo sounding; continuous seismic reflection profiling; bathymetry, gravity, and magnetic measurements; and dredging, coring, bottom photography, and heat flow measurements. Ports of call were Oranjestad, Aruba; Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic; and Kingston, Jamaica. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0652595

Entities

People

  • Carl Bowin

Organizations

  • Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bathymetry
  • Dominican Republic
  • Dredging
  • Heat Transmission
  • Measurement
  • Photographic Equipment
  • Photographic Materials
  • Photographic Recording Media
  • Photography
  • Reflection
  • Republic
  • Seismic Reflection
  • Sonar
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • International Relations, focusing on Korea-Africa and North Korea-South Korea relations, and Nigeria-Latin American Relations.
  • Oceanography.