ROUSTAN 1

Type Oceanographic cruise
Ship Haliotis
Ship owner Ifremer
Dates 31/08/2008 - 18/09/2008
Chief scientist(s) VELLA Claude

CENTRE EUROPÉEN DE RECHERCHE ET D'ENSEIGNEMENT DE GÉOSCIENCES DE L'ENVIRONNEMENT - UM 34 UMR CNRS 7330, IRD 161

Technopôle environnement Arbois-Méditerranée

BP 80

13545 Aix-en-Provence Cedex 4

+33(0)4 42 97 15 00

https://www.cerege.fr/fr/
DOI 10.17600/8120050
Objective Creating a complete topo-sedimentary image of the mouth of the Greater Rhone River at the Prodelta. The morphobathymetric study of the shallow seabeds located between Port Saint Louis du Rhône and the east and west Roustan buoys will complement the data acquired in the Rhosos cruise (S. Berné, Univ. Perpignan; G. Jouet; B. Dennielou, Ifremer). The image obtained in this way of the morphobathymetry of the area from the mouth to the prodelta, combined with previous studies (Thesis by G. Maillet, 2005) and those underway (Thesis by C. Vassas) will summarise the processes of sedimentary transport from the river to the sea and a sedimentary budget begun in 2003. Comparison of the volumes accumulated in fluviatile inputs, also estimated by measurements in the channel, should enable the solid load inputs to the system to be assessed.

Published data

Augris Claude, Agin Gregory, Berne Serge, Arnaud Mireille, Guizien Katell, Chatelain Mathieu, Labrune Céline, Carbonnel Philippe, Maillet Grégoire, Grenz Christian, Vella Claude, Nittrouer Charles Chuck, Bourrin François, Certain Raphaël, Durrieu De Madron Xavier, Garlan Thierry, Dufois Francois, Jouet Gwenael, Dennielou Bernard, Simplet Laure (2013). Seabed substrate database from a compilation of sediment samples taken during oceanographic campaigns carried out in the Gulf of Lion by Ifremer, CEFREM, IRSN, CEREGE, FOB, MIO, LECOB, The Conseil Général de l'Hérault and Rhône-Méditerranée-Corse Water Agency. Results of grain size analysis performed on samples. https://doi.org/10.17882/81430


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