STRATA.CANYON 2

Name: STRATA.CANYON 2
Start: 2004-02-02
End: 2004-02-14
Location: Mediterranean Sea, Western Basin

Type	Oceanographic cruise
Ship	Téthys II
Ship owner	CNRS until 2019 - IFREMER since 2020
Dates	02/02/2004 - 14/02/2004
Chief scientist(s)	DURRIEU De Xavier
	CENTRE FORMATION ET RECHERCHE SUR ENVIRONNEMENT MARIN-CEFREM CEFREM CNRS - UMR 5110 - Universite de Perpignan 52 avenue Paul Alduy 66860 PERPIGNAN CEDEX +33 (0)4 68.66.20.90 cefrem@univ-perp.fr https://cefrem.univ-perp.fr/
DOI	10.17600/4450010
Objective	Characterization of particulate transport near the sea floor and spatial-temporal variability of particulate fluxes in the winter period. Characterization of hydrological structures, currents and distribution of suspended particulate matter on the western part of the shelf and on the slope of the Gulf of Lions. Sampling of muddy sediment deposits on the continental shelf and slope. This falls under the European EUROSTRATAFORM project.

Sea/Ocean

Mediterranean Sea, Western Basin

(Gulf of Lion, north-western Mediterranean)

Ports

Port of departure : Port-Vendres (France)

Port of return : Port-Vendres (France)

Project

EUROSTRATAFORM

Scientific Authority

CENTRE FORMATION ET RECHERCHE SUR ENVIRONNEMENT MARIN-CEFREM

CEFREM

CNRS - UMR 5110 - Universite de Perpignan

66860 PERPIGNAN CEDEX

+33 (0)4 68.66.20.90

cefrem@univ-perp.fr

https://cefrem.univ-perp.fr/

Participating bodie(s)

CEFREM, CNRS- Université de Perpignan, Institut de Ciències del Mar, CSIC, Barcelone (Espagne), GRC Geociències Marines, Dept. Estratigrafia, P. i Geociències Marines, Université de Barcelone (Espagne)

Discipline(s)

PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY
CHEMICAL OCEANOGRAPHY
MARINE GEOSCIENCES

Code	Label	Quantity	PI
B73	Sediment traps Mass flux, POC, PIC, Biogenic silica - 65 buckets	-	HEUSSNER Serge
D01	Current meters CTD, turbidity, rotor current and Doppler - 12 records (with P.Puig)	-	DURRIEU De Xavier
D71	Current profiler (eg ADCP) Current profiler, surface (T,S) measurements, underway - With P.Puig	-	DURRIEU De Xavier
H10	CTD stations CTD - fixed station profiles	62 stations	DURRIEU De Xavier
H17	Optics (eg underwater light levels) Light attenuation coefficient - Fixed station profiles	62 stations	DURRIEU De Xavier

Summary of measurements

-Recovering and deployment of moorings of currentmeters and sediment traps
-Hydrological stations (CTD, optical measurements).
-Underway surface measurements (T, S) and current profiles.

Location map

Data managed by SISMER

Bibliography

Publications

Cossa Daniel, Buscail R., Puig P., Chiffoleau Jean-Francois, Radakovitch Olivier, Jeanty G., Heussner S. (2014). Origin and Accumulation of Trace Elements in Sediments of the Northwestern Mediterranean Margin. Chemical Geology, 380, 61-73. Publisher's official version : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemgeo.2014.04.015 , Open Access version : https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00188/29971/

Danovaro Roberto, Canals Miquel, Gambi Cristina, Heussner Serge, Lampadariou Nikolaos, Vanreusel Ann (2009). Exploring Benthic Biodiversity Patterns and Hotspots on European Margin Slopes. Oceanography, 22(1), 16-25. Publisher's official version : https://doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2009.02 , Open Access version : https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00301/41232/

Canals Miquel, Danovaro Roberto, Heussner Serge, Lykousis Vasilis, Puig Pere, Trincardi Fabio, Calafat Antoni M., Durrieu De Madron Xavier, Palanques Albert, Sanchez-Vidal Anna (2009). Cascades in Mediterranean Submarine Grand Canyons. Oceanography, 22(1), 26-43. https://doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2009.03

Bonnin J., Heussner S., Calafat A., Fabres J., Palanques A., Durrieu De Madron Xavier, Canals M., Puig P., Avril J., Delsaut N. (2008). Comparison of horizontal and downward particle fluxes across canyons of the Gulf of Lions (NW Mediterranean): Meteorological and hydrodynamical forcing. Continental Shelf Research, 28(15), 1957-1970. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csr.2008.06.004

Bourrin Francois, Durrieu De Madron Xavier, Heussner Serge, Estournel Claude (2008). Impact of winter dense water formation on shelf sediment erosion (evidence from the Gulf of Lions, NW Mediterranean). Continental Shelf Research, 28(15), 1984-1999. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csr.2008.06.006

Degeest A. L., Mullenbach B. L., Puig P., Nittrouer C. A., Drexler T. M., Durrieu De Madron Xavier, Orange D. L. (2008). Sediment accumulation in the western Gulf of Lions, France: The role of Cap de Creus Canyon in linking shelf and slope sediment dispersal systems. Continental Shelf Research, 28(15), 2031-2047. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csr.2008.02.008

Palanques A., Guillen J., Puig P., Durrieu De Madron X. (2008). Storm-driven shelf-to-canyon suspended sediment transport at the southwestern Gulf of Lions. Continental Shelf Research, 28(15), 1947-1956. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csr.2008.03.020

Bourrin F., Friend P. L., Amos C. L., Manca E., Ulses C., Palanques A., Durrieu De Madron X., Thompson C. E. L. (2008). Sediment dispersal from a typical Mediterranean flood: The Tet River, Gulf of Lions. Continental Shelf Research, 28(15), 1895-1910. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csr.2008.06.005

Durrieu De Madron Xavier, Wiberg Patricia L., Puig Pere (2008). Sediment dynamics in the Gulf of Lions: The impact of extreme events Introduction. Continental Shelf Research, 28(15), 1867-1876. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csr.2008.08.001

Ulses C., Estournel C., Durrieu De Madron X., Palanques A. (2008). Suspended sediment transport in the Gulf of Lions (NW Mediterranean): Impact of extreme storms and floods. Continental Shelf Research, 28(15), 2048-2070. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csr.2008.01.015

Ulses C., Estournel C., Puig P., Durrieu De Madron Xavier, Marsaleix P. (2008). Dense shelf water cascading in the northwestern Mediterranean during the cold winter 2005: Quantification of the export through the Gulf of Lion and the Catalan margin. Geophysical Research Letters, 35(7/L07610), 1-6. Publisher's official version : https://doi.org/10.1029/2008GL033257 , Open Access version : https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00301/41195/

Ulses C., Estournel C., Bonnin J., Durrieu De Madron X., Marsaleix P. (2008). Impact of storms and dense water cascading on shelf-slope exchanges in the Gulf of Lion (NW Mediterranean). Journal Of Geophysical Research-oceans, 113(C2/C02010), 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1029/2006JC003795

Bourrin Francois, Monaco Andre, Aloisi Jean-Claude, Sanchez-Cabeza Joan-Albert, Lofi Johanna, Heussner Serge, Durrieu De Madron Xavier, Jeanty Gerard, Buscail Roselyne, Saragoni Gilles (2007). Last millennia sedimentary record on a micro-tidal, low-accumulation prodelta (Tet NW Mediterranean). Marine Geology, 243(1-4), 77-96. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.margeo.2007.04.009

Curran K. J., Hill P. S., Milligan T. G., Mikkelsen O. A., Law B. A., Durrieu De Madron X., Bourrin F. (2007). Settling velocity, effective density, and mass composition of suspended sediment in a coastal bottom boundary layer, Gulf of Lions, France. Continental Shelf Research, 27(10-11), 1408-1421. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csr.2007.01.014

Palanques Albert, Durrieu De Madron Xavier, Puig Pere, Fabres Joan, Guillen Jorge, Calafat Antoni, Canals Miquel, Heussner Serge, Bonnin Jerome (2006). Suspended sediment fluxes and transport processes in the Gulf of Lions submarine canyons. The role of storms and dense water cascading. Marine Geology, 234(1-4), 43-61. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.margeo.2006.09.002

Guillen J., Bourrin F., Palanques A., Durrieu De Madron Xavier, Puig P., Buscail R. (2006). Sediment dynamics during wet and dry storm events on the Tet inner shelf (SW Gulf of Lions). Marine Geology, 234(1-4), 129-142. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.margeo.2006.09.018

Canals Miquel, Puig Pere, Durrieu De Madron Xavier, Heussner Serge, Palanques Albert, Fabres Joan (2006). Flushing submarine canyons. Nature, 444(7117), 354-357. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature05271

References of Technical Reports

Sanna Serena, Andral Bruno (2014). 1er reporting du projet SEA-ERA MERMAID (juin - décembre 2013). RST.ODE/LER-PAC/14-11. https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00233/34389/