SECALIS 1

Type Oceanographic cruise
Set This cruise is part of the set SECALIS
Ship Alis
Ship owner IRD
Dates 03/07/2003 - 17/07/2003
Chief scientist(s) GOURIOU Yves

IRD CENTRE DE BRETAGNE

IFREMER Centre de Bretagne

ZI Pointe du diable

CS10070

29280 PLOUZANE

+33 (0)2 98.22.45.01

http://www.brest.ird.fr/
DOI 10.17600/3100090
Objective This cruise replaced the PROFALIS cruise, validated by the OPCB commission. PROFALIS had been cancelled following problems encountered with the deep water hydrological winch. To avoid the total loss of the cruise time, PROFALIS was replaced by SECALIS. This was a preparatory cruise for a research project which should be developed soon. Ocean circulation plays a predominant role in the triggering and unfolding of El Niño. Recent experiments suggest that the presence of New Caledonia modifies the return current from the South Pacific gyre (the South Equatorial Current) and its branching off when it arrives on the Australian coasts. This leads to the presence of a stronger boundary current on North-eastern New Caledonia. SECALIS aimed to sample this boundary current. This falls under the PNEDC project.

Data managed by SISMER

Bibliography

Publications

Cravatte Sophie, Kestenare Elodie, Eldin Gerard, Ganachaud Alexandre, Lefevre Jerome, Marin Frederic, Menkes Christophe, Aucan Jerome (2015). Regional circulation around New Caledonia from two decades of observations. Journal Of Marine Systems, 148, 249-271. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmarsys.2015.03.004


Ganachaud A., Cravatte S., Melet A., Schiller A., Holbrook N. J., Sloyan B. M., Widlansky M. J., Bowen M., Verron J., Wiles P., Ridgway K., Sutton P., Sprintall J., Steinberg C., Brassington G., Cai W., Davis R., Gasparin F., Gourdeau L., Hasegawa T., Kessler W., Maes C., Takahashi K., Richards K. J., Send U. (2014). The Southwest Pacific Ocean circulation and climate experiment (SPICE). Journal Of Geophysical Research-oceans, 119(11), 7660-7686. Publisher's official version : https://doi.org/10.1002/2013JC009678 , Open Access version : https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00244/35504/


Gasparin Florent, Maes Christophe, Sudre Joel, Garcon Veronique, Ganachaud Alexandre (2014). Water mass analysis of the Coral Sea through an Optimum Multiparameter method. Journal Of Geophysical Research-oceans, 119(10), 7229-7244. Publisher's official version : https://doi.org/10.1002/2014JC010246 , Open Access version : https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00220/33147/


Gasparin Florent, Ganachaud Alexandre, Maes Christophe (2011). A western boundary current east of New Caledonia: Observed characteristics. Deep-sea Research Part I-oceanographic Research Papers, 58(9), 956-969. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr.2011.05.007


Ganachaud Alexandre, Vega Andres, Rodier Martine, Dupouy Cecile, Maes Christophe, Marchesiello Patrick, Eldin Gerard, Ridgway Ken, Le Borgne Robert (2010). Observed impact of upwelling events on water properties and biological activity off the southwest coast of New Caledonia. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 61(7-12), 449-464. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2010.06.042


References of Articles published in other Periodicals or Scientific Works acclaimed in the Field

Cai W., Ganachaud A., Maes C., Hu D., Qiu B., Lee J., Fukasawa M. (2009). CLIVAR Pacific Panel Observational Programs. CLIVAR Exchanges Newsletter, 14(4), 7-9 n°51.