ESSNAUT 2008
Type | Oceanographic cruise |
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Ship | L'Atalante |
Ship owner | Ifremer |
Dates | 30/05/2008 - 13/06/2008 |
Chief scientist(s) | JUSTINIANO Jean-Paul |
GENAVIR CENTRE IFREMER LA SEYNE SUR MER Zone Portuaire de Brégaillon CS 20330 83507 LA SEYNE SUR MER CEDEX +33(0)4 94.30.48.25 |
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DOI | 10.17600/8010080 |
Objective | Verification of Nautile's operational capabilities after its 4th major overhaul. -Developments in Poseidon long-base positioning system (version 4.1) validated for Nautile. Operational teams were created. CTD - Rosette lost during the POTESMER cruise aboard l'Europe was retrieved at 2350 m. The Antares basket not recovered during the NEUTRIVIC 6 mission was retrieved using Victor. Verification of Robin's operational capabilities after its overhaul. RV l'Atalante's deep water cable was used to recover a target simulating Nautile immobilized on the seabed. The working zones were: Zone Antares South Porquerolles (Zonex 11) - Zone Stoechades (Zonex 20 & 41) - Zone South East Nice (Zonex 28) - West Corsica (Zonex 64) - Cap Bénat (Zonex 3 & 4) - East Stoechades (Zonex 24). |