ACE-1 R/V SOUTHERN SURVEYOR STATUS FORM 

 

DATE/TIME (95112818):

                                                   

PREPARED BY: Rudy Kloser  

      

LOCATION PRESENT:   LATITUDE:  52 06S LONGITUDE: 145 27E

LOCATION -6 HOURS:  LATITUDE:   52 40S LONGITUDE: 145 29E

LOCATION -12 HOURS: LATITUDE:  53 22S LONGITUDE: 145 31E

LOCATION -18 HOURS: LATITUDE:  53 19S LONGITUDE: 145 30E

       

PRESENT WEATHER: clear and cool with spectacular sunrise, 20 knot NW wind, pressure 979.6 hPa, cloud 3/8, 6.7C

 

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

 

INSTRUMENTS/SYSTEMS          STATUS       

 

1 Sea Surface Measurements: 

      

All underway logging gear working well, present temp 6.0 C, salinity 33.59 ppt, fluorescence 326, depth 3229m. logging underway pCO2 nutrients and fluorescence.

 

2 Routine Weather Observations:

 

all balloons launched OK. 

 

3 Productivity measurements:  Remarks 

 

Completed Trans P-5  

 

4 CTD Cast Schedule:   Remarks None

     

SPECIAL PLANNED OBSERVATIONS (NEXT 24-HOURS): 

       

Steaming north to complete trans T-7 and T-6 by 09:00Z 29:11. Commence last process station Trans P-4 at 12:00Z tomorrow.

 

PAST 24-HR OPERATIONS SUMMARY: 

 

Completed Trans P-5 and extra T-8 and steaming north to trans T-7