Cruises
Cruise Data
All cruise data (ADCP, CTD, TSG, XBT) are available on an ftp website (NetCDF and/or ASCII format):
Report of data collected during PIRATA cruises Vol-1 1997-2003 (in French), PDF format to print 37 Mo, to visualize 2.7 Mo
2010 PIRATA-FR20 Cruise
- Cruise Report (in French)
- Cruise data
- Logbook in French
PIRATA-FR20 cruise was conducted aboard the N/O Antea on September 13 - October 21 from Cotonou (Benin) to Dakar (Senegal)

2009 PIRATA-FR19 Cruise
- Cruise Report (in French)
- Cruise data
- Logbook in French
PIRATA-FR19 cruise was conducted aboard the N/O Antea on June 13 - July 24 from Dakar (Senegal) to Cotonou (Benin)

2008 PIRATA-FR18 Cruise
- Cruise Report (in French)
- Cruise data
- Logbook in English
- Logbook in French
PIRATA-FR18 cruise was conducted aboard the N/O Antea on September 2 - October 5. The cruise began and ended in Cotonou (Benin).

2007 PIRATA-FR16 Cruise
- Cruise Report (in French)
- Cruise data
PIRATA-FR16 cruise was conducted aboard the N/O Antea on May 19 - June 1 from Dakar (Senegal) to Cotonou (Benin).

2006 EGEE3/PIRATA-FR15 Cruise
- Logbook in French and Data
- PIRATA cruise data
PIRATA-FR15 cruise was conducted aboard the N/O Suroît on August 29 - September 30, starting and ending in Cotonou (Benin).

2005 EGEE1/PIRATA-FR14 Cruise
- Logbook in French
- Cruise data
PIRATA-FR14 cruise was conducted aboard the N/O Suroît on June 7 - July 6, starting and ending in Cotonou (Benin).

2005 PIRATA-FR13 Cruise
- Cruise Report (in French)
- Cruise data
PIRATA-FR13 cruise was conducted aboard the N/O Suroît on May 24 - June 7 from Dakar (Senegal) to Cotonou (Benin).

2004 PIRATA-FR12 Cruise
- Cruise Report (in French)
- Cruise data
PIRATA-FR12 cruise was conducted aboard the N/O Atalante on January 28 - February 19 from Port Gentil (Gabon) to Cayenne (French Guiana).

2002 PIRATA-FR11 Cruise
- Cruise Report (in French)
- Cruise data
PIRATA-FR11 cruise was conducted aboard the N/O Suroît on December 17 - January 3 from Dakar (Senegal) to Lome (Togo).

2001 PIRATA-FR10 Cruise
- Cruise Report (in French)
- Cruise data
PIRATA-FR10 cruise was conducted aboard the N/O Atalante on December 6-21 from Port Gentil (Gabon) to Bridgetown (La Barbade).
2001 PIRATA-FR9 Cruise
- Cruise Report (in French)
- Cruise data
PIRATA-FR9 cruise was conducted aboard the N/O Atalante on October 29 - November 11 from Dakar (Senegal) to Port Gentil (Gabon).
2000 PIRATA-FR8 Cruise
- Cruise Report (in French)
- Cruise data
PIRATA-FR8 cruise was conducted aboard the N/O Atalante on November 17 - December 3 from Dakar (Senegal) to Port Gentil (Gabon).
2000 PIRATA-FR7 Cruise (EQUALANT 2000)
- Cruise Report (in French)
- Cruise data
Replacing the N/O Antea, moored in Abidjan following engine damages, the N/O Thalassa has been used during the EQUALANT cruise and the replacement of one ATLAS mooring. The cruise was July 23 - August 21 from Abidjan (Côte d'Ivoire) to Pointe Noire (Congo).

2000 PIRATA-FR6 Cruise
- Cruise Report (in French)
- Cruise data
Replacing the N/O Antea, moored in Abidjan following engine damages, the N/O Suroît has been used for this cruise conducted on March 8-19 2000 from Abidjan (Côte d'Ivoire) to Port Gentil (Gabon).
1999 PIRATA-FR5 Cruise
- Cruise Report (in French)
- Cruise data
The first leg (ATLAS moorings) of the PIRATA-FR5 cruise, was conducted aboard the N/O Antea from 25th October to 4th November 1999, beginning and ending in Abidjan. Due to the cancellation of the PIRATA-FR4 cruise in July 1999 following unexplained damages on the ship engines, PIRATA-FR5 is following PIRATA-FR3 (January 1999). The main part of experiments initially planed during PIRATA-FR3 has been conducted during PIRATA-FR5 including the replacement of "Gavotte" mooring (10S-10W).
The second leg (YOYO moorings) was conducted on November 8-15.
1999 PIRATA-FR3 Cruise
- Cruise Report (in French)
- Cruise data
The PIRATA-FR3 was conducted aboard the N/O Antea on January 23 - February 1. The cruise began and ended in Abidjan.
1998 PIRATA-FR2 Cruise
- Cruise Report (in French)
- Cruise data
The PIRATA-FR2 cruise was conducted aboard the N/O Antea from 30th October to 10 November 1998. The cruise began and ended in Abidjan. Notice that after a first leave on the 27th October, the ship had to go back to the dock due to a damage, and then the cruise has been delayed. The studied region extends from 10W to 0W between 10S and 5N.
1997 PIRATA-FR1 Cruise
- Cruise Report (in French)
- Cruise data
The PIRATA-FR1 cruise was the first French cruise in the PIRATA program aboard the N/O Antea. This is also the first cruise in the whole PIRATA program (the Brasilian cruise PIRATA-BR1 was planed in January 1998). PIRATA-FR1 was a 12 day cruise (from 5th to 16th September 1997), starting and ending in Abidjan.



