ACE-1 R/V SOUTHERN SURVEYOR STATUS FORM 


DATE/TIME (95120318): UTC
PREPARED BY: Rudy Kloser  
      

LOCATION PRESENT:   LATITUDE:  47 56S LONGITUDE: 150 11E
LOCATION -6 HOURS:  LATITUDE:   47 36S LONGITUDE: 151 06E
LOCATION -12 HOURS: LATITUDE:  47 16S LONGITUDE: 151 57E
LOCATION -18 HOURS: LATITUDE:  47 00S LONGITUDE: 152 13E
       

PRESENT WEATHER: 28 knot W wind, pressure 990.8 hPa, cloud 3/8, 9.05C

SEA STATE:  moderate 1.5 m sea on a 2.5 m WNW swell

 

INSTRUMENTS/SYSTEMS          STATUS       

1 Sea Surface Measurements: 
Present temp 10.13 C, salinity 34.45 ppt, fluorescence 314 (relative units). 
logging underway pCO2 nutrients and fluorescence.


2 Routine Weather Observations:
all balloons launched OK. converting back to 12 hourly sounds.


3 Productivity measurements:  Remarks : none

 

4 CTD Cast Schedule:   Remarks None

 

 SPECIAL PLANNED OBSERVATIONS (NEXT 24-HOURS): 
Finish towing aquashuttle from 15-100m at 48S 150E at 19:30UTC then 
commence northerly transect along 150E with CTD stations  
every 20nm to 200 m and towing aquashuttle from 15-100 m between stations.


PAST 24-HR OPERATIONS SUMMARY: 
Finished lagrangian exp. at 0028 UTC on 3/12/95 at 47 02.26S 152 35.1E. 
then commenced  a transect to 48S 150E towing the aqua shuttle 
at 15-100 m depth.


OTHER COMMENTS: 
Lagrangian Experiment start and finish information.

Start 46 30S 148E 0720UTC 2/12/95

Finish 47 02.26S 152 35.1E 0028UTC 3/12/95