[S-MODE] [EXTERNAL] S-MODE pilot campaign!

[J. Tom Farrar]

Amidst the flood of S-MODE pilot campaign accomplishments, I 
accidentally omitted mention of the heroic effort by the shipboard 
biology team to collect more than 400 samples (!) to enable calibration 
and proxy-development for the in situ bio-optics and airborne ocean 
color measurements.  An amended report is attached. Have a great 
weekend!  -Tom

On 11/12/2021 6:19 PM, J. Tom Farrar via S-MODE wrote:
> Dear all,
>
>
> I wanted to send a quick note to congratulate everyone on a successful 
> pilot campaign.   Earlier this week, I was asked how the S-MODE 
> campaign went, and I said, "It went perfectly!"
>
> The truth is that the campaign didn't go perfectly at all, but the 
> team and the plan were clever enough to pull it off anyway. It went 
> better than we imagined it could, especially in the face of the 
> challenges (global pandemic, "double-bomb" cyclone, historic 
> atmospheric river events, extreme waves, mechanical problems, etc.).  
> The aircraft, shipboard, uncrewed-vehicle, and control-center teams 
> worked hard to conduct a campaign that is different than the ones 
> we've done before.
>
> We collected a data set that will stimulate new insights by the 
> science team and the larger oceanographic community.  We also worked 
> out a way of operating that will serve us well in the Intensive 
> Operating Periods coming up in October 2022 and April 2023, when we 
> will really have the full complement of measurements.  The data set, 
> with the "velocity extravaganza" of the last few days of the campaign 
> when all velocity measuring platforms were collecting good data in the 
> same small region, will also help us make progress on our more 
> challenging science goals in the IOPs.
>
> A more detailed list of the team's achievements during the pilot 
> campaign is attached, along with a compilation of the three 
> science-highlight reports Erin Czech sent to NASA Headquarters during 
> the campaign.  I am excited to see what new things the team will 
> learn, and what we can do in the larger IOP campaigns!
>
>
> Thank you,
> Tom
>
>
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