RV Aegaeo is a multipurpose research vessel. She is operated by the Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR), Greece. The cruise was organized by the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in cooperation with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, USA, in scope of the Red Sea exploration program. The cruise took place in November 2011. The cruise area included the Red Sea. Twenty-eight (28) measurement series spanning seven (7) days were acquired during those cruises.
Dr. Georgiy Stenchikov from the Earth Sciences and Engeneering Program within the Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering , King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) was a Principal Investigator for aerosol optical depth measurements. Mr. Nabeel Alikunhi and Mr. Zenon Batang from the KAUST Coastal and Marine Resources Core Lab, conducted measurements onboard. Mr. Pedro De La Torre from the Marine Sciences Program within the Division of Chemical, Life Sciences and Engineering at KAUST provided invaluable logistical help and trained operators onboard.
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