Indian Ocean Observing System - IndOOS

Section or Area

Country

Contact

Frequency

Status

Past and Future Occupations

DOTSS

Australia

CSIRO

7 years

Planned

2007 1st, excluding the IO part

I5

US

J. Swift

One off

Planned

2002

2010

I8S/I9N

US

J. Swift

One off

Planned

2007

I09S

Australia

S. Rintoul

5 years

?

2001

2002

2004

I10

Australia

CSIRO

5 years

?

2000

I5 (eastern end)

Australia

S. Wijffels, J. Church, N. Bindoff, S. Rintoul, B. Tilbrook

5-10 years

?

2000

OISO project -aims to identify and quantify the seasonal and interannual variations of oceans CO₂ sources and sinks and the variations of anthropogenic CO₂ in the southwest Indian Ocean including the Southern sector of the Indian Ocean.

France

N. Metzl

Twice yearly

Ongoing

Since 1998

PI / Contact

Project / Website

Description

Status

Data Information

J Vialard
LOCEAN, France

CIRENE cruise on Atalante

Port of dep/end: Victoria (Seychelles), Jan - Feb 2007
Aim: to study air-sea interaction at intraseasonal timescale.
Comment: an ATLAS mooring will be deployed during the cruise and left for ~1 1/2 year after that.

Scheduled 5th January-21st February 2007

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K Yoneyama
Y Kuroda
JAMSTEC, Japan

MISMO cruise on MIRAI

Updated cruise details
Aim: to study the onset of MJO convection in the Indian Ocean. Additional observations are possible.

Approved

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Weidong Yu
FIO/SOA, China
Weijia Qin
PRIC, China

Antarctic Routine Cruise on R/V Xue-Long

Port of dep/end: Shanghai (China), November 2005 - April 2006
Call at: Willington (New Zealand); Great Wall and Zhong Shan Stations (Antarctic); Fremental (Australia)
Comment: A subsurface ADCP mooring off Java is planned with cooperation with Australia and US. This deployment is scheduled at the return leg in early 2006. HD XBT section between 15S-15N will be done. Drifter deployment along the route is possible if there are drifter suppliers.

Approved and ongoing

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Weidong Yu
FIO/SOA, China
Ning Zhou
COMRA, China

Ocean-1 Global Survey on Ocean-1

Port of dep/end: Qingdao (China), 2 April 2005 - January 2006
Call at: Ponape (Micronesia); Mexico; Cape Town (S Africa) and Singapore (track vs. Indian Ocean mooring and XBT network)
Comment: Deployment of three moorings for PMEL/NOAA is schedule during its passing by (cooperation between FIO/SOA and PMEL/NOAA). A XBT section is conducted acrossing the north Pacific. Further XBT and drifter chances are available.

Approved and ongoing

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V S N Murty
NIO, India

ORV Sagar Kanya cruises

1st cruise: 15 May - 15 June 2005, along 77E and 83E between 5N and 5S
Aim: hydrographic survey/multi-disciplinary observations
2nd cruise: November 2005, along equtorial zone between 77E and 93E
Aim: Indian and TAO moorings service
Comment: ship time for additional relevant tasks is possible

Proposed to DOD, India (plan for 2006 underway)

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R Molcard, LOCEAN, France; I Soesilo, JT Anggadiredja, J Sopaheluwakan (BRKP, BPPT, LIPI) Indonesia

INSTANT 2nd phase

INSTANT: International Nusantara STratification ANd Transport
Aim: to investigate the Indonesian Throughflow (ITF), which links the Pacific and Indian oceans.
Comment: the observing arrays will be recovered and redeployed for another 18 months period.

The 2nd phase begins in June 2005

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G Quartly
NOC, UK

MadEx cruise on RRS Discovery

Port of dep/end: Durban (South Africa), 26 Jan - 21 Feb 2005
Aim: to investigate the current to the south of Madagsascar, which may contain contributions from the East Madagascar Current (EMC), eddies and a supposed 'retroflection'.
Comment: 4 moorings deployed, CTD, SeaSoar and underway measurements

Likely recovery / servicing is Feb. 2006, supported by NERC, UK

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