Scheduled Cruises in 2000

Summary of a recent cruise on margins research (D.001)

Location :   E Pacific

Research ship and cruise identifier :   FS Sonne SO-146 (GEOPECO)

Sailed :   April 2000 from Arica, Chile

Docked :   May 2000 in Talcahuano, Chile

Principal Scientist/Investigator :   Joerg Bialas and Nina Kukowski

Laboratory :   GeoMar, Kiel, Germany

Other investigators:

E-mail contact for further information :   jbialas@gmmailhost.geomar.de

Scientific objectives :   During April and May 2000 the SO-146 GEOPECO cruise of RV SONNE took place in the waters offshore Chile (6°S - 17°S). The aim of the study was to investigate the subduction zone and the continental margin of Peru. Therefore wide angle seismic data were collected by use of OBH/OBS and magnetics and marine gravity data were recorded. Gas hydrate related reseach was carried out by MCS seismic lines, heat flow measurements and video guided ocean floor observation. Insights into the project are available through http://www.geomar.de/projekte/geopeco/