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S-MODE 04/26/23 Mission Daily Schedule

Here is the S-MODE Plan of the Day for Wednesday, April 26:
 
Updates:

Dr. Brenna Biggs Presents “Wave” Hello to NASA S-MODE: A Study of Sub-Mesoscale Ocean Processes

Dr. Brenna Biggs hosted a panel of S-MODE scientists at an Earth Day event at the Chabot Space and Science Center for K-12 students on April 22, 2023.

Lagrangian Float Deployment

S-MODE 04/25/23 Mission Daily Schedule

Here is the Plan of the Day for Tuesday, April 25:
 
Updates:

  • The B200 and Twin Otter flew today with the goal of providing more information on an area with two eddies that are interacting with each other (“Eddy AB”). Eddy AB appears to be moving WSW about 10km per day. Aircraft data will help to confirm this.
  • The Sally Ride and the Wave Gliders continue to survey this area. Recent tracks shown in Figure 2.

Aircraft plan and schedule:

Airborne Remote Sensing of Upper-Ocean and Surface Properties, Currents and Their Gradients From Meso to Submesoscales

Lenain, L., et al. (2023), Airborne Remote Sensing of Upper-Ocean and Surface Properties, Currents and Their Gradients From Meso to Submesoscales, Geophys. Res. Lett., 50, e2022GL102468, doi:10.1029/2022GL102468.

Today Show Covers Story on S-MODE

S-MODE 04/22/23 Mission Daily Schedule

Here is the Plan of the Day for Saturday, April 22:
 
Updates:

S-MODE 04/24/23 Mission Daily Schedule

Here is the S-MODE Plan of the Day for Monday, April 24:
 
Updates:

  • The team is tracking multiple eddies, which all seem to be interacting, and is narrowing the area of interest.

 Aircraft plan and schedule:

S-MODE at the Chabot for Earth Day

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