Geology & Geophysics Group
Cruises and expeditions
Staff in the G&G group spend a significant amount of research time at sea, collecting data and carrying out experiments. A list of forthcoming cruises and recently completed cruises is given below. Click on the links to view cruise highlights.
| Upcoming cruises | |||
| Vessel/cruise | Dates | Area | NOCS lead |
| RV James Cook JC027 | Aug-Sept 2008 | Atlantic margin | Russell Wynn (PI) |
| RV James Clark Ross | Aug-Sept 2008 | Arctic Ocean | Tim Minshull (PI) |
| Recent cruises | |||
| Vessel/cruise | Dates | Area | NOCS/GG lead |
| RV Sonne 198/08 | May - Aug 2008 | Sumatra | Tim Henstock |
| RRS James Cook JC024 | May-June 2008 | MAR 45ºN | Bram Murton |
| RV Celtic Explorer | April-May 2008 | SW Iceland MAR | Bram Murton |
| RRS James Cook JC019 | Dec 2007 | Montserrat | Tim Minshull (PI) |
| RV Roger Revell | Nov 2007 | Central Indian Ridge | Bram Murton |
| RV Meteor | Oct 2007 | Makran accretionary margin | Bram Murton |
| RRS James Cook JC015 | Sept-Oct 2007 | Hatton Bank/Rockall Trough | Gavin Elliott |
| RRS James Cook HERMES ROV cruise | May-July 2007 | Gulf of Cadiz/Portuguese Margin/Whittard Canyon | Phil Weaver/Doug Masson |
| RV Roger Revelle | May-June 2007 | Sumatran margin earthquake zone | Russell Wynn |
| RV Birkeland | May 2007 | Norwegian margin | Christian Berndt |
| RRS James Cook | March-April 2007 | Fifteen-Twenty Fracture Zone (MAR) | Bramley Murton |
| RRS James Cook | Nov-Dec 2006 | Nazare Canyon (trials cruise) | Colin Jacobs |
| RV Aora | Nov 2006 | Irish Sea | Tim Le Bas |
| MV Franklin | Sept 2006 | Faeroe-Shetland Channel | Colin Jacobs |
| MV Alexis II archaeology cruise | Aug-Sept 2006 | SW Cyprus | V.Hühnerbach |
| MV Franklin 0206 | July 2006 | Western UK shelf, Hatton Bank | Colin Jacobs (PI) |
| HERMES-BIOSYS (RV Pelagia) |
July 2006 | Minch, NW Scotland | V.Hühnerbach |
| TTR16 Leg 3 | June-July 2006 | Nyegga slide, Norway | Tim Minshull (co-PI) |
| TTR16 Leg 1 | May 2006 | Rhone Fan, W. Mediterranean | Russell Wynn (PI) |
| RV Jan Mayen | May 2006 | Norwegian margin | Christian Berndt |
| Charles Darwin CD179 | Apr 2006 | Portuguese Margin | David Billett (PI) |
| Charles Darwin CD178 | Mar-Apr 2006 | Gulf of Cadiz/W.Mediterranean | Doug Masson (PI)/ Christian Berndt (PI) |
