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<div id="smartTemplate4-template">Dear all,<br>
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<br>
I wanted to send a quick note to congratulate everyone on a
successful pilot campaign. Earlier this week, I was asked how
the S-MODE campaign went, and I said, "It went perfectly!" <br>
<br>
The truth is that the campaign didn't go perfectly at all, but the
team and the plan were clever enough to pull it off anyway. It
went better than we imagined it could, especially in the face of
the challenges (global pandemic, "double-bomb" cyclone, historic
atmospheric river events, extreme waves, mechanical problems,
etc.). The aircraft, shipboard, uncrewed-vehicle, and
control-center teams worked hard to conduct a campaign that is
different than the ones we've done before.<br>
<br>
We collected a data set that will stimulate new insights by the
science team and the larger oceanographic community. We also
worked out a way of operating that will serve us well in the
Intensive Operating Periods coming up in October 2022 and April
2023, when we will really have the full complement of
measurements. The data set, with the "velocity extravaganza" of
the last few days of the campaign when all velocity measuring
platforms were collecting good data in the same small region, will
also help us make progress on our more challenging science goals
in the IOPs. <br>
<br>
A more detailed list of the team's achievements during the pilot
campaign is attached, along with a compilation of the three
science-highlight reports Erin Czech sent to NASA Headquarters
during the campaign. I am excited to see what new things the team
will learn, and what we can do in the larger IOP campaigns!<br>
<br>
<br>
Thank you,<br>
Tom<br>
<br>
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<pre>J. Thomas Farrar
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Associate Scientist
Department of Physical Oceanography
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
+1 (508)289-2691
Mail Stop #29
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Woods Hole, MA 02543 USA</pre>
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