DATE/TIME (95120118):

                                                   

PREPARED BY: Rudy Kloser  

      

LOCATION PRESENT:   LATITUDE:  48 43S LONGITUDE: 146 29E

LOCATION -6 HOURS:  LATITUDE:   49 30S LONGITUDE: 145 27E

LOCATION -12 HOURS: LATITUDE:  49 59S LONGITUDE: 146 12E

LOCATION -18 HOURS: LATITUDE:  49 58S LONGITUDE: 145 50E

       

PRESENT WEATHER: 24 knot W wind, pressure 998.5 hPa, cloud 6/8, 8.6C

 

SEA STATE:  moderate 1.5 m sea on a 3 m W swell

 

INSTRUMENTS/SYSTEMS          STATUS       

 

1 Sea Surface Measurements: 

      

Present temp 8.8 C, salinity 34.22 ppt, fluorescence 255 (relative units). logging underway pCO2 nutrients and fluorescence.

 

2 Routine Weather Observations:

 

all balloons launched OK. started 6 hourly sounds at 17:00 UTC 

 

3 Productivity measurements:  Remarks : none

 

4 CTD Cast Schedule:   Remarks None

     

SPECIAL PLANNED OBSERVATIONS (NEXT 24-HOURS): 

       

Conduct 6 houly sounds for the lagrangian experiment and steam to position. 

 

PAST 24-HR OPERATIONS SUMMARY: 

 

Completed process station trans P-4 at 06:30 UTC and started to steam to lagrangian position

 

OTHER COMMENTS: 

    

Aquashuttle cable damaged and is currently under repair.