Summary Schedule
30 July to 14 August 2008
(Download the Excel spreadsheet for detailed schedule)
- Load ship on July 29, 2008
- Leave Snug Harbor on July 30, 8:00, and transit to 22.50N, 157.50W.
- Perform a double core/science casts 0-250m.
- Perform two casts to get water for enrichment experiment.
- Perform one cast for DOM incubation experiment.
- Arrive at BLOOM location at 22.75N, 157.00W on July 31, 6:00. Map the bloom characteristics during next 9 days.
- Alternatively occupy IN-BLOOM and OUT-BLOOM stations separated by approximately 10 nm, perform daily core/science CTD casts.
- Deploy sediments traps, SID incubator, and N-fixation arrays.
- Perform daily net tows.
- Use pumping CTD in YOYO mode to map bloom characteristics during transects between IN-BLOOM and OUT-BLOOM stations.
- Additional CTD cast at IN-BLOOM and OUT-BLOOM stations will be scheduled in the available open wire time.
- Follow the evolution of biological signals.
- Recover incubators and traps on August 8.
- Deploy Harve's floats
- Depart from area on August 8, 23:00, start an eddy hopping transect along cruise track described in section 1.1.
- Perform 5 double CTD casts at the centers of five upwelling/downwelling eddies along the cruise track.
- Start eddy mapping transect at 25.50N, 155.50W on August 11, 12:00
- Perform 8 double CTD casts along the eddy mapping transect at stations separated by 25 nm.
- Finish eddy mapping transect at 25.50N, 159.00W on Aug 12, 23:00.
- Perform last eddy station at 23.75N 159.00W on Aug 13, 14:30.
- Depart to Snug Harbor August 13, 18:00
- Arrive at Snug Harbor August 14, 08:00
- Unload the ship on August 14, 2008.
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