ACE-1 R/V SOUTHERN SURVEYOR STATUS FORM 

DATE/TIME (95112418):
PREPARED BY: Rudy Kloser  
      

LOCATION PRESENT:   LATITUDE:  47 59.62S LONGITUDE: 145 27.79E
LOCATION -6 HOURS:  LATITUDE:   47 45.35S LONGITUDE: 145 13.43E
LOCATION -12 HOURS: LATITUDE:  46 59.18S LONGITUDE: 144 32.90E
LOCATION -18 HOURS: LATITUDE:  46 19.00S LONGITUDE: 143 53.00E

PRESENT WEATHER: cloudy, 12 knot SSW wind, pressure 1014.9 hPa, cloud 8/8, 7.6C
SEA STATE:  slight 1m sea on a moderate 3 m WSW swell
 

INSTRUMENTS/SYSTEMS          STATUS       

1 Sea Surface Measurements: 
All underway logging gear working well, present temp 9.25 C, salinity 34.22 ppt, fluorescence 232, depth 4294m. logging underway pCO2 nutrients and fluorescence.
2 Routine Weather Observations:
failed to transmit the 22:00 hrs local time due to the frequency interference

3 Productivity measurements:
started fourth P vrs I experiment     

4 CTD Cast Schedule:  
currently conducting a 100 m cast, tally so far is 41.
 

SPECIAL PLANNED OBSERVATIONS (NEXT 24-HOURS): 
Conduct comparison experiment with R/V Discoverer at 08:00 hrs local, then finish off fourth productivity station.


PAST 24-HR OPERATIONS SUMMARY: 
Completed trans T-4 and commenced Trans P-3 at 00:30 local Hobart time. Deployed free floating sediment trap at 05:00 hrs local. The MIDOC (Multiple opening and closing net) was hauled on deck at 03:00 hrs with a good catch of salpa and pyrasoma.      
 

OTHER COMMENTS: 
R/V Discoverer can be seen 1 km away and looks a lot steadier in the water than us.