SINODE 7 - TRANSIT VAL
| Type | Oceanographic cruise |
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| Set | This cruise is part of the set SINODE : SURFACE INDIAN OCEAN DYNAMIC EXPERIMENT |
| Ship | Marion Dufresne |
| Ship owner | IPEV |
| Dates | 07/10/1981 - 16/10/1981 |
| Chief scientist(s) | DU CHAFFAUT M |
LABORATOIRE D'OCEANOGRAPHIE PHYSIQUE Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle 43-45 rue Cuvier 75231 PARIS CEDEX 05 +33 (0)1 40.79.31 58 |
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| DOI | 10.17600/81010511 |
| Objective | Study of the dynamic response of the part of the Indian Ocean subject to the atmospheric monsoon phenomenon. French participation is more focused on the study of the behaviour of the equatorial oceanic surface jet and its coupling with the Somali gyre. This cruise follows the MD18-SINODE (1979), MD22-SINODE 2 (1980), and SINODE 3 to SINODE 6 (MD/XBT 80-1 to MD/XBT 81-1) cruises. |
