R.V VEMA LEG III CH79

Name: R.V VEMA LEG III CH79
Start: 1977-11-09
End: 1977-12-01
Location: North Atlantic Ocean

Type	Oceanographic cruise
Ship	Jean Charcot
Ship owner	Ifremer
Dates	09/11/1977 - 01/12/1977
Chief scientist(s)	CHARDY Pierre
	OBSERVATOIRE AQUITAIN DES SCIENCES DE L'UNIVERS (OASU) OASU - Bâtiment B18N Allée Geoffroy Saint Hilaire CS 50023 33615 PESSAC Cedex +33 (0)5 40 00 83 50 https://www.oasu.fr/
DOI	10.17600/77005113
Objective	Study of the composition and structure of the oceanic crust during the last few million years of its evolution, including the following themes: structure, petrology and geochemistry of large fracture zones, transverse wrinkles and ridge to zero age; sediment deformation and bottom currents. This operation is part of the CNEXO "Oceanic Crust" operation.

Sea/Ocean

North Atlantic Ocean

(ATLANTIQUE NORD EST ,ATLANTIQUE NORD OUE. Zone(s) EXTRAPLAC : ANTILL, GUYANE. Zone(s) EXTRAPLAC : ANTILL, GUYANE)

Ports

Port of departure : Fort-de-France (Martinique)

Port of return : Dakar (Senegal)

Scientific Authority

DYNECO-DPT DYNAMIQUES DE L'ENVIRONNEMENT COTIER

IFREMER Centre de Bretagne

ZI Pointe du diable

29280 PLOUZANE

+33 (0)2 98.22.43.51

https://dyneco.ifremer.fr/

Participating bodie(s)

CENTRE OCEANOLOGIQUE DE BRETAGNE BREST

Discipline(s)

METEOROLOGY
BIOLOGICAL OCEANOGRAPHY
MARINE GEOSCIENCES
PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY

Code	Label	Quantity	PI
B17	Phytobenthos 34 stations	34 stations	CHARDY Pierre
B65	Exploratory fishing	-	CHARDY Pierre
D01	Current meters	-	CHARDY Pierre
G28	Magnetic measurements 2000 milles	-	CHARDY Pierre
G74	Multi-beam echosounding Seabeam sur 2000 milles	-	CHARDY Pierre
H10	CTD stations	1 stations	CHARDY Pierre
H71	Surface measurements underway (T,S) Enregistrement continu de T et S en surface sur 2000 milles	-	CHARDY Pierre
M06	Routine standard measurements Toutes les 3 heures	-	CHARDY Pierre

Summary of measurements

-34 biological operations carried out.
-11 dredging operations using the epibenthic dredge.
-6 trawls using beam trawls of the Honfleur type.
-17 "large area" coring machines using the prototype built by the COB, inspired by the Scripps coring machine.
-1 CTD station.
-Recovery of current meters.
-Underway Seabeam, magnetometer and thermosalinometer.

Location map

Positionning system

Geodetic system : WORLD GEODETIC SYSTEM 1966 = WGS66

Positioning system : SATELLITE (recepteur ITT : WGS66 pblt)

Data managed by SISMER

Sampling operations

Name	Dive	Equipement	Date	Location	Depth(m)
DS01	-	Drague épibenthique type SANDERS et HESSLER	19771114 00:00:0014/11/1977 00:00:00	10° 57.200' N 45° 7.600' W	-
DS03	-	Drague épibenthique type SANDERS et HESSLER	19771116 00:00:0016/11/1977 00:00:00	10° 47.100' N 42° 40.740' W	-
DS04	-	Drague épibenthique type SANDERS et HESSLER	19771117 00:00:0017/11/1977 00:00:00	10° 46.380' N 42° 41.380' W	-
DS05	-	Drague épibenthique type SANDERS et HESSLER	19771118 00:00:0018/11/1977 00:00:00	10° 45.970' N 42° 20.290' W	-
DS09	-	Drague épibenthique type SANDERS et HESSLER	19771125 00:00:0025/11/1977 00:00:00	11° 36.400' N 32° 51.800' W	-
DS10	-	Drague épibenthique type SANDERS et HESSLER	19771125 00:00:0025/11/1977 00:00:00	11° 36.800' N 32° 52.500' W	-
DS11	-	Drague épibenthique type SANDERS et HESSLER	19771126 00:00:0026/11/1977 00:00:00	11° 37.500' N 32° 53.800' W	-
KG01	-	Carottier boite USNEL	19771114 00:00:0014/11/1977 00:00:00	10° 56.400' N 45° 7.600' W	-
KG02	-	Carottier boite USNEL	19771114 00:00:0014/11/1977 00:00:00	10° 57.000' N 45° 9.200' W	-
KG03	-	Carottier boite USNEL	19771117 00:00:0017/11/1977 00:00:00	10° 46.330' N 42° 39.450' W	-
KG05	-	Carottier boite USNEL	19771117 00:00:0017/11/1977 00:00:00	10° 47.450' N 42° 40.340' W	-
KG06	-	Carottier boite USNEL	19771117 00:00:0017/11/1977 00:00:00	10° 47.500' N 42° 40.310' W	-
KG07	-	Carottier boite USNEL	19771118 00:00:0018/11/1977 00:00:00	10° 47.390' N 42° 40.170' W	-
KG08	-	Carottier boite USNEL	19771118 00:00:0018/11/1977 00:00:00	10° 47.630' N 42° 39.900' W	-
KG09	-	Carottier boite USNEL	19771118 00:00:0018/11/1977 00:00:00	10° 47.810' N 42° 39.780' W	-
KG10	-	Carottier boite USNEL	19771119 00:00:0019/11/1977 00:00:00	10° 47.870' N 42° 39.900' W	-
KG11	-	Carottier boite USNEL	19771119 00:00:0019/11/1977 00:00:00	10° 47.910' N 42° 39.860' W	-
KG13	-	Carottier boite USNEL	19771120 00:00:0020/11/1977 00:00:00	10° 47.640' N 42° 40.370' W	-
KG14	-	Carottier boite USNEL	19771120 00:00:0020/11/1977 00:00:00	10° 47.470' N 42° 40.450' W	-
KG15	-	Carottier boite USNEL	19771120 00:00:0020/11/1977 00:00:00	10° 47.600' N 42° 40.880' W	-
KG16	-	Carottier boite USNEL	19771125 00:00:0025/11/1977 00:00:00	11° 35.800' N 32° 51.400' W	-
KG17	-	Carottier boite USNEL	19771125 00:00:0025/11/1977 00:00:00	11° 36.500' N 32° 49.500' W	-
RVV-DS1	-	Drague épibenthique type SANDERS et HESSLER	19771101 00:00:0001/11/1977 00:00:00	10° 57.198' N 45° 7.602' W	-
RVV-US5	-	Carottier boite USNEL	19771101 00:00:0001/11/1977 00:00:00	10° 47.400' N 42° 40.302' W	-
RVV-US15	-	Carottier boite USNEL	19771101 00:00:0001/11/1977 00:00:00	10° 47.598' N 42° 40.800' W	-
RVV-CP/CPH3	-	Chalut a perche	19771101 00:00:0001/11/1977 00:00:00	10° 47.100' N 42° 40.998' W	-
RVV-DS3	-	Drague épibenthique type SANDERS et HESSLER	19771101 00:00:0001/11/1977 00:00:00	10° 47.100' N 42° 40.698' W	-
RVV-CP/CPH4	-	Chalut a perche	19771101 00:00:0001/11/1977 00:00:00	10° 45.900' N 42° 40.200' W	-
RVV-US1	-	Carottier boite USNEL	19771101 00:00:0001/11/1977 00:00:00	10° 56.400' N 45° 7.602' W	-
RVV-US14	-	Carottier boite USNEL	19771101 00:00:0001/11/1977 00:00:00	10° 47.400' N 42° 40.398' W	-
RVV-CP/CPH1	-	Chalut a perche	19771101 00:00:0001/11/1977 00:00:00	10° 58.302' N 45° 14.298' W	-
RVV-CP/CPH5	-	Chalut a perche	19771101 00:00:0001/11/1977 00:00:00	10° 46.200' N 42° 40.398' W	-
RVV-CP/CPH6	-	Chalut a perche	19771101 00:00:0001/11/1977 00:00:00	11° 34.200' N 32° 53.502' W	-
RVV-DS10	-	Drague épibenthique type SANDERS et HESSLER	19771101 00:00:0001/11/1977 00:00:00	11° 36.798' N 32° 52.500' W	-
RVV-DS11	-	Drague épibenthique type SANDERS et HESSLER	19771101 00:00:0001/11/1977 00:00:00	11° 37.500' N 32° 53.802' W	-
RVV-DS9	-	Drague épibenthique type SANDERS et HESSLER	19771101 00:00:0001/11/1977 00:00:00	11° 36.402' N 32° 51.798' W	-
RVV-US12	-	Carottier boite USNEL	19771101 00:00:0001/11/1977 00:00:00	10° 47.502' N 42° 40.398' W	-
RVV-US16	-	Carottier boite USNEL	19771101 00:00:0001/11/1977 00:00:00	11° 35.802' N 32° 51.402' W	-
RVV-US17	-	Carottier boite USNEL	19771101 00:00:0001/11/1977 00:00:00	11° 36.498' N 32° 49.500' W	-
RVV-DS4	-	Drague épibenthique type SANDERS et HESSLER	19771101 00:00:0001/11/1977 00:00:00	10° 46.302' N 42° 41.298' W	-
RVV-US8	-	Carottier boite USNEL	19771101 00:00:0001/11/1977 00:00:00	10° 47.598' N 42° 39.900' W	-
RVV-US10	-	Carottier boite USNEL	19771101 00:00:0001/11/1977 00:00:00	10° 47.802' N 42° 39.900' W	-
RVV-CP/CPH2	-	Chalut a perche	19771101 00:00:0001/11/1977 00:00:00	10° 58.998' N 45° 15.000' W	-
RVV-DS5	-	Drague épibenthique type SANDERS et HESSLER	19771101 00:00:0001/11/1977 00:00:00	10° 45.900' N 42° 40.200' W	-
RVV-US13	-	Carottier boite USNEL	19771101 00:00:0001/11/1977 00:00:00	10° 47.598' N 42° 40.302' W	-
RVV-US3	-	Carottier boite USNEL	19771101 00:00:0001/11/1977 00:00:00	10° 46.302' N 42° 39.402' W	-

Bibliography

Publications

Moulin Maryline , Aslanian Daniel , Unternehr Patrick (2010). A new starting point for the South and Equatorial Atlantic Ocean. Earth Science Reviews, 98(1-2), 1-37. Publisher's official version : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2009.08.001 , Open Access version : https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00000/11160/

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

Scarabino Victor, Soares Caetano Carlos Henrique (2008). On the genus Heteroschismoides Ludbrook, 1960 (Scaphopoda: Gadilida: Entalinidae), with descriptions of two new species. Nautilus, 122(3), 171-177.

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References of Technical Reports

Dyment Jérôme, Lallier François, Le Bris Nadine, Rouxel Olivier , Sarradin Pierre-Marie , Lamare Sylvain, Coumert Coralie, Morineaux Marie, Tourolle Julie (2014). Les impacts environnementaux de l’exploitation des ressources minérales marines profondes. Expertise scientifique collective. Rapport, CNRS – Ifremer, 937 p. https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00872/98434/

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(1977) VEMA. Novembre 77.