MD 194 / EUROFLEET - TORE
| Type | Oceanographic cruise |
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| Ship | Marion Dufresne |
| Ship owner | TAAF |
| Dates | 10/06/2013 - 20/06/2013 |
| Chief scientist(s) | NAVE Sylvia , MICHEL Elisabeth |
LABORATORIO NACIONAL DE ENERGIA E GEOLOGIA (LNEG) Estrada da Portela Bairro do Zambujal Apartado 7586- Alfragide 2610-999 Amadora +351 210 924 600 |
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| DOI | 10.17600/13200120 |
| Objective | An integrative study of the Tore submarine structure will allow testing several oceanographic, sedimentological and geochemical processes, in a tectonic active context, which are often difficult to deconvolve in the open oceanic realm as several variables simultaneously, influence the sediment record. We therefore aim to accomplish the following list of innovative scientific objectives by coring the Tore basin: 1) Investigate the role of baroclinic tides and internal waves; 2) Estimate the total hemipelagic vertical flux collected in the subtropical open ocean; 3) Deconvolve, in a natural laboratory, isolated paleoceanographic processes away from a complex oceanic system; 4) Disentangle, in an in-situ laboratory, individual sedimentological processes from the intricate continental margin system In the Tore basin downslope currents; 5) Investigate the linkage between deep geological and shallow oceanographic processes. The proposed framework will allow achieving innovative scientific approaches that we expect will lead to a successful improvement of knowledge beyond the current state-of-the-art. |
