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: