MOOGLI3
| Type | Oceanographic cruise |
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| Set | This cruise is part of the set MOOGLI |
| Ship | Le Suroît |
| Ship owner | Ifremer |
| Dates | 09/01/1999 - 22/01/1999 |
| Chief scientist(s) | RAIMBAULT Patrick |
LMGEM - LAB. DE MICROBIOLOGIE, GEOCHIMIE ET ECOLOGIE MARINES Centre d'Océanologie de Marseille (COM) CNRS UMR 6117 Campus de Luminy Case 901 13288 MARSEILLE CEDEX 9 +33 (0)4 91 82 92 12 |
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| DOI | 10.17600/99020010 |
| Objective | The MOOGLI (modelling and observation of the Gulf of Lion) had the general objective of studying seasonal trends in the structure and functioning of the Gulf of Lion ecosystem (North-western Mediterranean). This coastal region is physical governed by a powerful hydrodynamic structure and is subjected to telluric and anthropogenic inputs from the Rhone River. The aim is to draw up a yearly meso-scale budget for carbon and biogenic elements. The following approach was adopted: 1. Observing and describing hydrodynamic systems, chemical and biological structures of pelagic and benthic systems. 2. Using the data for hydrodynamic modelling and coupling of physics and biology. The end-goal is to create a 3D meso-scale coupled model for the entire Gulf of Lion. The cruises were fundamentally multidisciplinary (physics, chemistry, pelagic and benthic biology, biogeochemistry), with a range of operations like hydrological profiles, sampling water in bottles and particles by in situ pumping, measuring primary production (14C and 15N), secondary production and bacterial activity, sampling the benthos (coring) and measuring the fluxes of exchanges at the water/sediment interface (benthic chamber). This falls under the PNOC project. |
