2411SR

Cruise Summary

Summary:

CalCOFI 2411SR sailed on SIO Sally Ride on 15 November 2024 at 0800 from Nimitz Marine Facility, San Diego. 48 science stations were occupied. CTD casts and various net tows were completed at each science station.  The cruise ended at Nimitz Marine Facility, San Diego on 24 November 2024 at 1600. 

Cruise Dates:

15 – 24 November 2024 (Fri – Sun; 10 DAS)

Loading:

13 – 14 November 2024

Offloading:

25 November 2024

Ship:

RV Sally Ride

Contacts:

Kelsey Vogel, Chief Scientist, SIO

Cruise Map:

Station Data Collected:

CTD Sensors:

  • Temperature
  • Conductivity/Salinity
  • Dissolved Oxygen
  • Fluorescence
  • Transmittance
  • PAR (Photosynthetically Active Radiation)
  • Nitrate (SUNA)
  • Altimetry

Bottle Samples:

  • Salinity
  • Dissolved Oxygen
  • Nutrients
  • Chlorophyll-a & Phaeopigments
  • Primary Productivity
  • Phytoplankton
  • HPLC (High Performance Liquid Chromatography)
  • DIC (Dissolved Inorganic Carbon)
  • DNA/RNA

Nets:

  • Bongo
  • Manta
  • Pairovet
  • PRPOOS

Underway Data Collected:

  • Surface & Meteorological Measurements
  • Marine Mammal Visual & Acoustic Observations
  • ADCP (Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler)
  • pCO2 (partial pressure of carbon dioxide)
  • ALF (Advanced Laser Fluorometer)
  • Fisheries Acoustic Observations (EK80)
  • Underway eDNA