ACE-1 R/V SOUTHERN SURVEYOR STATUS FORM 

 

DATE/TIME: 95111822                                                   

PREPARED BY: Rudy Kloser        

LOCATION PRESENT:   LATITUDE:  40 48.64S LONGITUDE: 143 13.82E

LOCATION -6 HOURS:  LATITUDE:   40 43.47S LONGITUDE:  143 25.66E

LOCATION -12 HOURS: LATITUDE:  40 43.57S LONGITUDE:  143 26.15E

LOCATION -18 HOURS: LATITUDE:  40 44.70S LONGITUDE:  143 25.36E

       

PRESENT WEATHER: 25knot SE wind,pressure 1017.8 cloud 4/8

SEA STATE:  moderate 1m sea on a 3-4 m swell

 

INSTRUMENTS/SYSTEMS          STATUS       

 

1 Sea Surface Measurements:       

  All underway logging gear working well, present temp. 13.11C,salinity 34.96, flouresence 332, depth 2367 m.Logging underway pCO2.

 

2 Routine Weather Observations:       REMARKS:  Going well.  

   all weather balloons successfully launched

 

3 Carbon experiments

Processed station #1 completed. High resolution profile for DIC, 13C and dissolved organic carbon collected. Submersible pump used to filter 100litres 20,40,60,80 m depths for particulate organic carbon and its isotropic composition

 

5 Productivity measurments:       REMARKS: finished 6 depth P vs I experiment

 

6 CTD Cast Schedule:       REMARKS:  all completed successfully for station #1 

 

SPECIAL PLANNED OBSERVATIONS (NEXT 24-HOURS):        

Steaming to next station expected arrival 04:00 hrs GMT

 

 

PAST 24-HR OPERATIONS SUMMARY: 

recovered sediment trap and samples OK. failed to recover in-situ C14 bouy.

finished Cape Grim station #1 at 20:30hrs      

 

OTHER COMMENTS: 

 working on aquashuttle tow performance