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Peter Pan AR1/2003
Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
Ship name | Peter Pan |
Cruise identifier | AR1/2003 |
Cruise period | 2003-11-06 — 2003-11-12 |
Status | Completed |
Port of departure | Port-de-Bouc, France |
Port of return | Port-de-Bouc, France |
Purpose | Research |
Objectives | Bathymetric, sidescan sonar, 3D imaging sonar, EMCM, OBS and pressure sensor survey of the Rhône prodelta area. This cruise was the first in a series planned for the Gulf of Lions within Workpackage 1 (Shelf and River input systems) of the European Union FP5 project European Margin Strata Formation (EUROSTRATAFORM) (EVK3-CT-2002-00079). EUROSTRATAFORM objectives are to explore the fate of sediment particles from their source in rivers through to their deposition on shallow deltas, the continental shelf and deep sea basins. |
Chief scientist | Carl L Amos (Southampton Oceanography Centre) |
Project | EUROSTRATAFORM |
Coordinating body | Challenger Division, SOC, Southampton, SO14 3ZH |
Ocean/sea areas | |
General | Mediterranean Sea |
Specific | Gulf of Lions, northwest Mediterranean |
Measurements | |
Physical oceanography | |
Surface measurements underway (T,S) | Quantity: track kilometres = 203.72 Description: Surface temperature measurements underway, single beam Lowrance echosounder 200kHz, surface water temperature, continuous recording |
Water bottle stations | Quantity: number of stations = 2 Description: Water bottle samples, water bottle, Rhône plume sediment settling velocities and rates, to be undertaken at SOES labs in UK |
Geology and geophysics | |
Single-beam echosounding | Quantity: track kilometres = 203.72 Description: Single beam echosounding, single beam Lowrance echosounder 200kHz, depth to bottom, continuous recording |
Long/short range side scan sonar | Quantity: track kilometres = 203.72 Description: High resolution sidescan sonar imaging, Marine Electronics 1640, 500kHz sidescan sonar, surface backscatter, continuous recording |
Other geological/geophysical measurements | Quantity: track kilometres = 74.08 Description: 3D sonar imaging, Marine Electronics 4640, 700kHz 3D imaging sonar, surface backscatter, continuous recording |
Moorings, landers, buoys | |
Physical oceanography | |
Optics (eg underwater light levels) | 43° 18' 53" N 4° 50' 53" E — OBS (Valeport 730D), bottom turbidity, one instrument, 20 m water depth, deployed 06/11/03, recovered 13/11/03, Roustan est |
Current meters | 43° 18' 53" N 4° 50' 53" E — EMCM (Valeport 730D), bottom current velocity, one instrument, 20m water depth, deployed 06/11/03, recovered 13/11/03, Roustan est |
Sea level (inc. bot. press., inverted echosounder) | 43° 18' 53" N 4° 50' 53" E — Pressure sensor (Valeport 730D), bottom pressure, one instrument, 20 m water depth, deployed 06/11/03, recovered 13/11/03, Roustan est |
Instrumented wave measurements | 43° 18' 53" N 4° 50' 53" E — Wave pressure sensor (Valeport 730D), wave frequency, wave velocity, wave amplitude, one instrument, 20 m water depth, deployed 06/11/03, recovered 13/11/03, Roustan est |