Table 1. INVENTORY OF OCEANOGRAPHIC CRUISES IN MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL.
Present report includes data from cruises signaled with *
|
YEAR |
SHIP |
COUNTRY |
MONTH |
NO. OF |
REFERENCES |
|
1913 |
MOWE |
GER |
Jan-Feb |
20 |
LUTJEHARMS (1972) |
|
1930 |
DANA II |
DAN |
Jan-Jun |
6 |
LUTJEHARMS (1972) |
|
1935 |
DISCOVERY II |
GBR |
Apr |
7 |
CLOWES and DEACON (1935) |
|
1952 |
WILLIAM SCORESBY |
GBR |
Aug |
7 |
LUTJEHARMS (1972) |
|
1950-52 |
GALATHEA |
DAN |
|
5 |
LUTJEHARMS (1972) |
|
1952 |
ALIDADE * |
FRA |
Nov-Dec |
33 |
LUTJEHARMS (1972) |
|
1957 |
COMMANDANT * |
FRA |
Oct-Nov |
65 |
MÉNACHÉ (1961) |
|
1960 |
COMMANDANT * |
FRA |
Sep |
51 |
ANON (1960) |
|
1961 |
AFRICANA II |
RSA |
Jun |
13 |
ORREN (1963) |
|
1962 |
COMMANDANT * |
FRA |
Sep-Oct |
51 |
ANON (1963) |
|
1963 |
ATLANTIS II * |
USA |
Oct-Nov |
19 |
LUTJEHARMS (1972) |
|
1964 |
ALMIRANTE * |
POR |
Apr-May |
44 |
ANON (1965) |
|
1964 |
ALMIRANTE * |
POR |
Sep |
44 |
ANON (1967) |
|
1964 |
ANTON BRUNN |
USA |
Sep-Nov |
34 |
LUTJEHARMS (1972) |
|
1964 |
VLADIMIR |
USR |
Oct-Nov |
18 |
EROFEEVA and RJONSNITSKY (1970) |
|
1965 |
ALMIRANTE * |
POR |
Apr-May |
27 |
ANON (1973) |
|
1965 |
ATLANTIS II * |
USA |
May-Jun |
22 |
LUTJEHARMS (1972) |
|
1965 |
VLADIMIR |
URS |
May-Jul |
33 |
KHIMITSA (1968) |
|
1965-66 |
VLADIMIR |
URS |
Dec-Jan |
|
EROFEEVA (1970) |
|
1966 |
ALMIRANTE * |
POR |
Jul |
28 |
ANON (1973) |
|
1966 |
VAUBAN |
MAD |
Oct |
14 |
DONGUY and PITON (1969) |
|
1966 |
VAUBAN |
MAD |
Nov-Dec |
11 |
DONGUY and PITON (1969) |
|
1967 |
VAUBAN |
MAD |
Jan-Feb |
14 |
DONGUY and PITON (1969) |
|
1967 |
VAUBAN |
MAD |
Jun-Jul |
10 |
DONGUY and PITON (1969) |
|
1967 |
VAUBAN |
MAD |
Jul-Aug |
16 |
DONGUY and PITON (1969) |
|
1967 |
VAUBAN |
MAD |
Sep |
7 |
DONGUY and PITON (1969) |
|
1968 |
VAUBAN |
MAD |
Mar |
14 |
MAGNIER and PITON (1974) |
|
1968 |
VAUBAN |
MAD |
May |
17 |
LUTJEHARMS (1972) |
|
1968 |
ARIEL * |
URS |
Jul-Aug |
29 |
LUTJEHARMS (1972) |
|
1970 |
VAUBAN |
MAD |
Nov |
39 |
MAGNIER, PITON and CITEAU (1972) |
|
1970 |
VAUBAN |
MAD |
Dec |
24 |
MAGNIER, PITON and CITEAU (1972) |
|
1971 |
VAUBAN |
MAD |
Mar |
34 |
MAGNIER, PITON and CITEAU (1972, 1973) |
|
1971 |
VAUBAN |
MAD |
May |
23 |
CITEAU, PITON and MAGNIER (1973) |
|
1971 |
VAUBAN |
MAD |
Nov-Dec |
18 |
CITEAU, PITON and MAGNIER (1973) |
|
1972 |
VAUBAN |
MAD |
Jan-Feb |
21 |
MAGNIER, PITON and CITEAU (1973) |
|
1973 |
VAUBAN |
MAD |
May |
23 |
PITON and MAGNIER (1975) |
|
1973 |
VAUBAN * |
MAD |
Mar |
34 |
|
|
1974 |
VAUBAN |
MAD |
Jun-Jul |
34 |
|
|
1975 |
VAUBAN * |
MAD |
Mar |
25 |
|
|
1976-77 |
AELITA |
URS |
May-Aug |
110 |
BUDNICHENKO et al. (1977) |
|
1977 |
DR. FRIDTJOF NANSEN |
NOR |
Sep |
41 |
SÆTRE and PAULA E SILVA (1979) |
|
1977 |
DR. FRIDTJOF NANSEN |
NOR |
Nov |
59 |
SÆTRE and PAULA E SILVA (1979) |
|
1978 |
DR. FRIDTJOF NANSEN |
NOR |
Jan-Mar |
65 |
SÆTRE and PAULA E SILVA (1979) |
|
1978 |
DR. FRIDTJOF HANSEN |
NOR |
Apr-May |
66 |
SÆTRE and PAULA E SILVA (1979) |
|
1978 |
MYSLITEL |
URS |
Sep-Oct |
66 |
ANON (1978) |
|
1978-79 |
NIKOLAY RESHETNYAK |
URS |
Dec-Jan |
56 |
ANON (1979) |
|
1979 |
ERNST HAECKEL * |
GDR |
Mar |
39 |
|
|
1979 |
NIKOLAY RESHETNYAK |
URS |
May-Jul |
64 |
ANON (1981) |
|
1979 |
MULEVE |
MOZ |
Jul-Aug |
70 (BT) |
ANON (1981) |
|
1980 |
ALEXANDER VON |
GDR |
Feb-Mar |
203 |
|
|
1980 |
ERNST HAECKEL * |
GDR |
Jul-Aug |
234 |
|
|
1980 |
DR. FRIDTJOF NANSEN |
NOR |
Oct-Nov |
66 |
|
COUNTRY CODES:DAN - Denmark
FRA - France
GBR - united Kingdom
GDR - German Democratic Republic
GER - Federal Republic of Germany
MAD - Madagascar
MOZ - Mozambique
NOR - Norway
POR - Portugal
RSA - Rep. of South Africa
URS - Soviet Union
USA - United States of America
Fig. 2. Simplified T-S and T-O2 diagram for the Central Mozambique Channel.

1. The shallow salinity minimum.
2. Subsurface oxygen minimum.
3. Subsurface salinity maximum.
4. Intermediate oxygen maximum.
5. Intermediate salinity minimum.
6. Intermediate salinity maximum.
7. Deep oxygen minimum.