S-MODE 04/11/23 Mission Daily Schedule

Here is the Plan of the Day for Tuesday, April 11:

Updates:

  • The LaRC G-III has arrived at Moffett Field!  
  • The B200 flew its fourth science flight of IOP-2, but no MASS or MOSES data was collected due to fog/clouds.
  • The RV Sally Ride is transiting north and is scheduled to arrive at the ops area early morning tomorrow.
  • The science team has picked a new target shown below – a large chlorophyll plume pictured in red. The ship, aircraft, and gliders will gravitate toward this feature starting tomorrow.

Aircraft schedule:

  • 0730: G-III PRISM preflight begins (go/no-go at 0800)
  • NET 1030: G-III SF#1 takeoff
  • 1030: Preflight meeting for B200 SF#5
  • NET 1200: B200 SF#5 takeoff
  • TBD mid-day: MASS TO SF#1 takeoff

 Ship and in situ plan:

  • The Sally Ride will begin a multi-day survey, and the science party will deploy floats and perform CTD casts once on station.
  • The seven deployed Wave gliders will move north into the plume region discussed today. 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: