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