Cruise No. EP03-2

Access URI: https://iioe-2.incois.gov.in/IIOE-2/EP03-2Info.jsp

Alternate Title: ORV SAGAR KANYA Cruise No SK-335

Brief Description (Abstract):

The Second International Indian Ocean Expedition (IIOE-2) is a major global scientific program which will engage the international scientific community in collaborative oceanographic and atmospheric research from coastal environments to the deep sea over the period 2015-2020, revealing new information on the Indian Ocean (i.e. its currents, its influence upon the climate, its marine ecosystems) which is fundamental for future sustainable development and expansion of the Indian Ocean's blue economy. A large number of scientists from research institutions from around the Indian Ocean and beyond are planning their involvement in IIOE-2 in accordance with the overarching six scientific themes of the program. Already some large collaborative research projects are under development, and it is anticipated that by the time these projects are underway, many more will be in planning or about to commence as the scope and global engagement in IIOE-2 grows. IIOE-2 Cruise No 3.1 is dedicated to the recovery of three and deployment of two deep ocean RAMA moorings, and the recovery of five deep ocean subsurface (Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler) ADCP moorings. CTD operations were conducted after every RAMA and ADCP Mooring buoy deployment/retrieval locations.

Status: Completed

Purpose: Recovery and deployment of RAMA/ADCP Mooring Buoys

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Supplemental Information:

Summary of the scientific works done during cruise SK-335: * 2-RAMA buoys were deployed and 3-RAMA & 3-ADCP buoys were recovered in Latitudes 4S, 8S, 12S along with 80.5 E longitude lines of RAMA Moorings and Latitudes 1S, 0N along with 77E longitude of ADCP Moorings. * Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) profiles taken every RAMA and ADCP buoy locations. * 5- ARGO floats (3- Argo Telemetry and 2- Bio Argo) were deployed at different locations along with Ship cruise track (SK-335). * 3 - Surface Drifters were deployed during this cruise.

Keyword(s): Earth Science-Oceans-Salinity/Density-Conductivity, Earth Science-Oceans-Ocean Temperature-Water Temperature,

Place/Location(s): Indian Ocean, Bay of Bengal,

Project: IIOE-2,

Topic Category(s): Oceans,

Date(s): 2017-02-22 (Publication),

Resource Contact(s):
1. Name : Mr. Ashok Kumar
    Role : PrincipalInvestigator
    Phone : 04023886079
    E-Mail : ashok.k [ at ] incois.gov.in
    Organization Name : Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS)
    Address : Ocean Valley, Pragathi Nagar (BO), Nizampet (SO)
    City : Hyderabad
    State : Telangana
    Postal Code : 500090
    Country : IND

Distributor Contact(s):
1. Name : Dr S. Rajan
    Position : JPO INDIA IIOE-2 Coordinator
    Role : Distributor
    Phone : +91-40-23886142
    E-Mail : iioe-2 [ at ] incois.gov.in
    Organization Name : Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS)
    Address : Ocean Valley, Pragathi Nagar (BO), Nizampet (SO)
    City : Hyderabad
    State : Telangana
    Postal Code : 500090
    Country : IND

Metadata Contact(s):
1. Name : Dr S. Rajan
    Position : JPO INDIA IIOE-2 Coordinator
    Role : PointOfContact
    Phone : +91-40-23886142
    E-Mail : iioe-2 [ at ] incois.gov.in
    Organization Name : Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS)
    Address : Ocean Valley, Pragathi Nagar (BO), Nizampet (SO)
    City : Hyderabad
    State : Telangana
    Postal Code : 500090
    Country : IND

Extent:
Start Date : 2016-11-09
End Date   : 2016-12-17