ACE-1 R/V SOUTHERN SURVEYOR STATUS FORM 

 

DATE/TIME (95120418): UTC

                                                   

PREPARED BY: Rudy Kloser  

      

LOCATION PRESENT:   LATITUDE:  46 11S LONGITUDE: 150 00E

LOCATION -6 HOURS:  LATITUDE:   46 42S LONGITUDE: 150 00E

LOCATION -12 HOURS: LATITUDE:  47 13S LONGITUDE: 150 04E

LOCATION -18 HOURS: LATITUDE:  47 37S LONGITUDE: 149 60E

       

PRESENT WEATHER: 12 knot S wind, pressure 1012.2 hPa, cloud 3/8, 8.22C

 

SEA STATE:  slight 0.5 m sea on a 4 m W swell

 

INSTRUMENTS/SYSTEMS          STATUS       

 

1 Sea Surface Measurements: 

      

Present temp 10.97 C, salinity 34.51 ppt, fluorescence 394 (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 transect with last CTD at 22:00UTC and then commence a process station at that site if conditions are favourable. 

 

PAST 24-HR OPERATIONS SUMMARY: 

 

Conducted northerly transect along 150E with CTD stations  every 20nm to 200 m and towing aquashuttle from 15-100 m between stations. 

 

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