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S-MODE 04/12/23 Mission Daily Schedule
Here is the Plan of the Day for Wednesday, April 12:
Updates:
- Great day for S-MODE!
- Sally Ride entered the ops area today and she surveyed an exceptional chlorophyll plume.
- With the weather cooperating, all three aircraft flew with all instruments working nominally.
Aircraft schedule:
- 0730: G-III PRISM preflight begins (go/no-go at 0800)
- NET 1030: G-III SF#2 takeoff (weather dependent)
- 1030: Preflight meeting for B200 SF#6
- NET 1100: MASS TO SF#2 takeoff (weather dependent)
- NET 1200: B200 SF#6 takeoff (weather dependent)
Ship and in situ plan:
- The Sally Ride continues surveying the plume region.
- The seven deployed wave gliders will continue congregating in the plume region. An eighth wave glider is scheduled to be deployed Thursday from Santa Cruz.
- Two Seagliders to continue operating lines in the southern portion of the ops area. Two Seagliders are moving to the strong SSH gradient region near 37N 125 20W.
Meeting schedule:
- 1030: Planning Discussion (The purpose of this meeting is to discuss science and operational inputs for use in the Control Center meeting later in the day) - https://whoi-edu.zoom.us/j/97665299809
- 1430: Control Center - https://whoi-edu.zoom.us/j/93936738852