ACE-1 R/V SOUTHERN SURVEYOR STATUS FORM 

DATE/TIME (95112119):
PREPARED BY: Rudy Kloser  

LOCATION PRESENT:   LATITUDE:  44 14.34S LONGITUDE: 142 05.98E
LOCATION -6 HOURS:  LATITUDE:  43 39.74S LONGITUDE: 141 24.36E
LOCATION -12 HOURS: LATITUDE:  43 00.32S LONGITUDE: 140 54.08E
LOCATION -18 HOURS: LATITUDE:  42 19.91S LONGITUDE: 140 16.59E

PRESENT WEATHER: 10 knot NE wind, pressure 1002.7 hPa, cloud 2/8, 10.7C

SEA STATE:  slight 0.5m sea on a decreasing 2.5 m SE swell

INSTRUMENTS/SYSTEMS          STATUS       

1 Sea Surface Measurements: 
All underway logging gear working well, present temp 11.67, 
depth 4323 m. logging underway pCO2, DOC and POC

2 Routine Weather Observations:
Failed to launch last nights 22:00 hrs local time balloon due to bad weather 
40-50 knot gusts. One person injured in launch attempt requiring 4 stiches.

3 Productivity measurements:  
finished 2nd P vrs I experiment

4 CTD Cast Schedule:  
all completed OK 

SPECIAL PLANNED OBSERVATIONS (NEXT 24-HOURS): 
Steaming to 3rd productivity station Trans P-3, expected arrival 23:30 hrs GMT 

PAST 24-HR OPERATIONS SUMMARY: 
finished Trans P-2, T-1 and T-2. All systems working well. 

OTHER COMMENTS: 
rough conditions yesterday made working conditions difficult