CE14003 GATEWAYS II Survey

The data collected will form important components of tests for critical hypotheses regarding ice extents and ice stream formation. This proposal builds on the work already conducted in one of the proposed survey areas under the auspices of the Italian led GLAMAR mission and the PI’s INFOMAR funded RIDGES project (closed and reported on in Nov. 2010/Jan 2011 respectively). It also compliments all the work being done on the glacial history of the Irish western shallow shelf (including the PI’s INFOMAR funded EIMeR and RIDGES projects) and the intended investigation of the same issues by the NERC funded BRITICE-CHRONO project which actively supports this application (B-C Theme Leader (Marine Geology) Prof.

Colm O’Cofaigh is a co-applicant). The cruise will also aim to collect MBES and UWTV groundtruthing samples for use within the Geological Survey’s seabed substrate characterisation research (led by Mr X. Monteys and Dr. Gill Scott, also NUIM) in collaboration with Dr Colm Lordan, MI Fisheries Science Services.