S-MODE

Here is the S-MODE Plan of the Day for Monday, April 24:

Updates:

• The team is tracking multiple eddies, which all seem to be interacting, and is narrowing the area of interest.

 Aircraft plan and schedule:

Plan of the Day for Sunday, April 23:

Updates:

• The B200 and MASS TO flew today.
• The team would like to split some of the assets and investigate another eddy, labeled B in figure 1.

Aircraft plan and schedule:

Here is the S-MODE Plan of the Day for Friday, April 21:

Updates:

Plan of the Day for Thursday, April 20:

Updates:

• All three aircraft surveyed the current target area today.
• The Sally Ride team redeployed five Lagrangian floats and did some CTD sampling across the eddy in multiple sections.

 Aircraft plan and schedule:

• All aircraft will continue to collect data over the same target area.
• NET 1000: G-III SF#5 takeoff
• 1130: Preflight meeting for B200 SF#13
• NET 1200: MASS TO SF#8 takeoff
• NET 1300: B200 SF#13 takeoff

 Ship and in situ plan:

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Here is the S-MODE Plan of the Day for Tuesday, April 18:

Updates:

Plan of the Day for Sunday, April 16:

Updates:

• The B200 completed its ninth flight of the campaign.
• The Sally Ride deployed more floats and completed EcoCTD casts as well as a survey of the frontal region.

 Aircraft plan and schedule:

• The B200, G-III, and MASS TO will all have a hard down day.

 Ship and in situ plan:

Here is the S-MODE Plan of the Day for Monday, April 17:

Updates:

Here is the Plan of the Day for Saturday, April 15:

Updates:

• The B200 completed its eighth flight of the campaign, and the MASS Twin Otter its fourth. Both aircraft surveyed the northwest corner of the operations polygon.
• The Sally Ride is completing a survey under the DopplerScatt and MASS flight paths, with EcoCTD casts planned later today. Seven Wave Gliders and two of the Seagliders are also surveying the same area. Weather/sea state continues to improve.

Aircraft plan and schedule: