VALSIS 2

Name: VALSIS 2
Start: 1988-11-01
End: 1988-11-21
Location: Mediterranean Sea, Western Basin

Type	Oceanographic cruise
Ship	Jean Charcot
Ship owner	Ifremer
Dates	01/11/1988 - 21/11/1988
Chief scientist(s)	MAUFFRET Alain
	LABORATOIRE DE TECTONIQUE Tour 46, 2e etage 4, Place Jussieu Case 129 75252 PARIS CEDEX 05 philippe.huchon@upmc.fr (directeur) http://www.upmc.fr/fr/recherche/pole_3/pole_terre_vivante_et_environnement/institut_des_sciences_de_la_terre_de_paris.html
DOI	10.17600/88003211
Objective	Geophysical survey : MBES bathymetry, gravity and seismic reflection and refraction (ESP and COP) of the deep structures of the Valencia Gulf Spain. Study of the sedimentary and thermal evolution of the rift in relation to the streching and the thining of the crust.

Sea/Ocean

Mediterranean Sea, Western Basin

(Gulf of Valencia)

Ports

Port of departure : Barcelona (Spain)

Port of return : Palma de Mallorca (Spain)

Project

EUROSEISMIC EUROPEAN SEISMIC METADATA AND INFORMATION CENTRE

Scientific Authority

LABORATOIRE DE TECTONIQUE

Tour 46, 2e etage

4, Place Jussieu

75252 PARIS CEDEX 05

philippe.huchon@upmc.fr (directeur)

http://www.upmc.fr/fr/recherche/pole_3/pole_terre_vivante_et_environnement/institut_des_sciences_de_la_terre_de_paris.html

Participating bodie(s)

PARIS VI (INSU),IFP,LAMONT. D.Geol.Obs

Discipline(s)

MARINE GEOSCIENCES

Code	Label	Quantity	PI
G26	Seismic refraction ESP multi-track	100 kilometers	MAUFFRET Alain
G27	Gravity measurements	-	MAUFFRET Alain
G73	Single-beam echosounding	-	MAUFFRET Alain
G74	Multi-beam echosounding Seabeam	-	MAUFFRET Alain
G75	Single channel seismic reflection 3.5 kHz sounder	-	MAUFFRET Alain
G76	Multichannel seismic reflection Wide angle multi-track (IFP chain, LDGO)	-	MAUFFRET Alain

Summary of measurements

-Seismics with two ESP and COP vessels: 2nd boat = CONRAD; 1,150 km of 96-channel, wide angle reflection seismics (IFP chain, LDGO).
-ESP: shotpoint interval = 150 m; 3,790 shots; sampling interval = 4 ms; recording time = 32 sec; 8,000 samples, 569 km.
-COP/CDP: shotpoint interval = 75 m; 15,235 shots; sampling interval = 4 ms; recording time = 20 sec; 5,000 samples; 1,143 km.
-Seabeam.
-Gravimetry.
-3.5 kHz echosounder.

Location map

Positionning system

Geodetic system : WORLD GEODETIC SYSTEM 1972 = WGS72

Positioning system : GPS + TRANSIT

Data managed by SISMER

Bibliography

Publications

Pellen Romain, Aslanian Daniel , Rabineau Marina, Suc J.P., Gorini C., Leroux Estelle , Blanpied C., Silenziario C., Popescu S.M., Rubino J.L. (2019). The Messinian Ebro River incision. Global And Planetary Change, 181, 102988 (15p.). Publisher's official version : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloplacha.2019.102988 , Open Access version : https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00506/61768/

Thesis using campaign data

Raad Fadl (2022). Architecture et histoire du Promontoire des Baléares pendant la formation du géant salifère méditerranéen (MSG) / Balearic Promontory architecture and history during the formation of the Mediterranean Salt Giant. PhD Thesis, Université de Montpellier.