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Read more about the article Underway System (MET/SCS)

Underway System (MET/SCS)

  • Post author:Web Master retired
  • Post published:9 Aug 2021
  • Post category:Operations/Underway Operations

Primary productivity incubation experiment: at local apparent noon (LAN; ~11:30-12:20), each day of the cruise, a primary productivity incubation experiment is started with seawater samples collected from the CTD cast.…

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ALF

  • Post author:Web Master retired
  • Post published:9 Aug 2021
  • Post category:Operations/Underway Operations

Other Underway Operations:

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Read more about the article pCO2

pCO2

  • Post author:Web Master retired
  • Post published:9 Aug 2021
  • Post category:Operations/Underway Operations

Other Underway Operations:

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Read more about the article CUFES
Photo: Emily Gardner

CUFES

  • Post author:Web Master retired
  • Post published:9 Aug 2021
  • Post category:Operations/Underway Operations

Continuous Underway Fish Egg Sampler The Continuous Underway Fish Egg Sampler (CUFES) is an instrument used to collect pelagic eggs of fish, and the corresponding hydrographic data, from ~3m depth…

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Read more about the article Marine Mammal Observations

Marine Mammal Observations

  • Post author:Web Master retired
  • Post published:9 Aug 2021
  • Post category:Operations/Underway Operations

During transit between daytime stations, two marine mammal observers visually identify marine mammals.During transit between daytime stations, a towed hydrophone array, monitored by an acoustician, records marine mammal vocalizations. On…

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Read more about the article Bird Observations
Photo: Charlie Wright

Bird Observations

  • Post author:Web Master retired
  • Post published:9 Aug 2021
  • Post category:Operations/Underway Operations

During transit between daytime stations, a bird observer records location and species of various sea birds. Other Underway Operations:

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Read more about the article Primary Productivity Incubation

Primary Productivity Incubation

  • Post author:Web Master retired
  • Post published:9 Aug 2021
  • Post category:Operations/Underway Operations

Primary productivity incubation experiment: at local apparent noon (LAN; ~11:30-12:20), each day of the cruise, a primary productivity incubation experiment is started with seawater samples collected from the CTD cast.…

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Read more about the article Sonobuoy Deployment

Sonobuoy Deployment

  • Post author:Web Master retired
  • Post published:9 Aug 2021
  • Post category:Operations/Underway Operations

Sonobuoys are deployed prior to arriving on station to detect marine mammal vocalizations.Marine Mammal acousticians deploy sonobuoys about 1 mile before arriving at each CalCOFI station in order to detect…

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Read more about the article Secchi Disc

Secchi Disc

  • Post author:Web Master retired
  • Post published:9 Aug 2021
  • Post category:Operations/Underway Operations

The Secchi disc is lowered vertically through the water column until it disappears from sight.Secchi disc measurements are used to determine the 1% light level and are performed on all…

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Read more about the article PRPOOS Net Tow

PRPOOS Net Tow

  • Post author:Web Master retired
  • Post published:9 Aug 2021
  • Post category:Operations/Underway Operations

The PRPOOS Net is towed vertically through the water column to collect plankton samples from the euphotic zone. The PRPOOS (Planktonic Rate Processes in Oligotrophic Ocean Systems) Net, formerly known as…

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