Publication Date:
2022-05-26
Description:
Originally issued as Reference No. 64-11, series later renamed WHOI-.
Description:
ATLANTIS II was delivered to the Woods Hole Oceanographic
Institution on January 31, 1963. After some short cruises she left Woods Hole on July 5 to
participate in the International Indian Ocean Expedition, her
first major effort of long duration since her delivery.
Eight was a strict test of the capabilities , endurance,
Cruise
facilities and comfort for which she was designed. The investigations in the Indian Ocean were per haps
unique among other cruises of the Exped~t ion in that full coverage
of the Arabian Sea was obtained during the Southwest Monsoon
in August and September. Further coverage to the south was
obtained in October and November where southeast winds were
predominant. Inclusion of the Red Sea as part of the Expedition,
the total number of hydrographic stations completed during this
portion of the cruise was 193, consisting of observations more
or less at standard depths to the bottom. These observations,
together with various meteorological measurements and chemical analyses are being processed and evaluated,
Geophysical observations such as bathymetry and magnetometer
results are also being processed along with the navigational
positions from the VLF Navigation System.
Description:
Sponsored by Grant NSF-GP 821 from the
National Science Foundation
Keywords:
International Indian Ocean Expedition (1960-1965)
;
Atlantis II (Ship : 1963-) Cruise AII8
;
Hydrographic surveying
;
Geophysics
;
Marine meteorology
Repository Name:
Woods Hole Open Access Server
Type:
Technical Report
Format:
application/pdf
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