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Regular
Measurements
| Station |
Date
(mm/dd/yy) |
Time
(PST) |
Location |
Sea/Sky
Photo |
Data |
| 1 |
10/01/99 |
12:37-12:53 |
32o26.77'N,
117o24.20'W |
 |
m990101.dat |
|
blue waters;
Fm at 12 m;
MLD at 10 m; flat calm; wind 3 m/s |
|
| 2 |
10/02/99 |
N/A |
29o41.67'N,
116o06.70'W |
|
N/A |
|
deployment failed |
|
| 3 |
10/03/99 |
09:55-11:50 |
27o25.64'N,
114o57.08'W |
 |
m990301.dat |
|
blue waters;
wind 4.5 m/s; MLD at 10-20 m; not well mixed; Fm at 10 m; clear
sky; calm |
|
| 4 |
10/04/99 |
09:06-11:34 |
25o09.85'N,
112o59.50'W |
|
m990401.dat |
|
clear skies;
light fog; calm seas; wind 3.2 m/s; Fm at 67 m; stratified water column;
no whitecaps; 0.5 m long swell |
|
| 5 |
10/05/99 |
09:08-11:31 |
22o47.73'N,
110o07.42'W |
|
m990501.dat |
|
wind 4.0 m/s;
Fm at 30 and 60 m; some high clouds; very few whitecaps; calm;
long 1 m swell |
|
| 6 |
10/06/99 |
09:03-11:19 |
22o47.85'N,
107o10.95'W |
|
m990601.dat |
|
trichodesmium at
surface; calm seas; hot; wind 1 m/s; cloudy/hazy; no whitecaps |
|
| 7 |
10/07/99 |
07:59-11:06 |
22o02.27'N,
105o46.10'W |
|
m990701.dat |
|
very green waters;
calm seas; 90% high clouds; 30-35 m depth; wind 2.2 m/s;
no Fm; hazy |
|
| 8 |
10/08/99 |
N/A |
21o47.51'N,
105o45.31'W |
|
N/A |
|
failed data collection |
|
| 9 |
10/09/99 |
08:55-11:10 |
24o04.91'N,
107o45.04'W |
|
m990902.dat |
|
large swell (2');
calm seas; wind 4 m/s; high clouds (thin cirrus); very few
whitecaps; depth 74 m |
|
| 10 |
10/10/99 |
09:42-12:00 |
22o30.52'N,
109o35.08'W |
|
m991001.dat |
|
clear
skies (some cirrus);
light haze; very calm; 5-7' long swell; blue water; wind 0.8 m/s; MLD at 30 m;
no whitecaps; DCML at 40 m |
|
| 11 |
10/11/99 |
10:34-12:56 |
25o48.48'N,
110o45.59'W |
|
m991101.dat |
|
high small clouds;
calm; no whitecaps; wind 3 m/s; blue waters; Fm at 45 - 49 m;
MLD at 40 m |
|
| 12 |
10/12/99 |
08:34-09:05 |
28o39.03'N,
112o17.14'W |
|
m991201.dat |
|
sensor
near ship; green waters; clear skies; light haze; waves 2-3';
light winds; 10% whitecaps; water depth 130 m; DCML at 5-9 m |
|
| 12b |
10/12/99 |
10:13-11:40 |
28o34.87'N,
112o25.63'W |
|
m991202.dat |
|
green waters;
some white caps; clear skies; some haze; waves 2-3'; lots of birds;
light winds; 10% whitecaps |
|
| 13 |
10/13/99 |
10:06-12:16 |
28o34.76'N,
112o30.82'W |
|
m991301.dat |
|
clear skies;
slight haze on horizon; flat seas (like a mirror); wind 1.2 m/s; no whitecaps; green waters;
no mixed layer; chl max near surface; thin marine snow layer at
80 m |
|
| 14 |
10/14/99 |
08:33-11:05 |
28o34.74'N,
112o32.51'W
to
28o35.39'N,
112o33.87'W |
 |
m991401.dat |
|
*
ship moved 10:00-10:25; sensor close to ship; clear skies; light
haze; no whitecaps; wind 2.4 m/s; calm seas (almost mirror);
Fm at 3-7 m; 10:00 thin scum at surface |
|
| 15 |
10/15/99 |
08:31-11:05 |
28o35.02'N,
112o30.94'W |
 |
m991501.dat |
|
*
ship moved 10:00-10:05; * ship moved 10:30-10:40; bank of clouds 08:30-09:15;
wind 2.1 m/s; 09:50 foam and algae scum at surface; calm seas (almost mirror);
no white caps; Fm at 0-10 m; MLD at 10 m; well stratified |
|
| 16 |
10/16/99 |
10:03-12:05 |
25o54.34'N,
110o07.68'W |
 |
m991601.dat |
|
seas
2' swell; scattered clouds; 15% whitecaps; wind 5 m/s |
|
| 16 |
10/16/99 |
15:07-15:49 |
25o51.81'N,
110o10.64'W |
|
m991602.dat |
|
20%
clouds; small cirrus; 1-3' swell; wind 4.9 m/s; 20% whitecaps; blue waters;
Fm at 40 m |
|
| 17 |
10/17/99 |
08:07-09:44 |
22o58.07'N,
109o28.93'W |
 |
m991701.dat |
|
10% whitecaps;
clouds on horizon; wind 7 m/s; 3' waves; 150 m depth |
|
| 17 |
10/17/99 |
09:45-11:02 |
22o58.07'N,
109o28.93'W |
|
m991702.dat |
|
10% whitecaps;
clouds on horizon; wind 8.8 m/s; 3' waves; 150 m depth; Fm at 30 m;
MLD at 10-12 m; Secchi depth 27 m |
|
| 18 |
10/18/99 |
08:27-11:18 |
24o26.64'N,
112o02.02'W |
 |
m991801.dat |
|
0-20%
whitecaps; clear skies; Fm at 38 m; blue waters; white particles
and salps; calm and glassy waters; 2-4' swell; some haze on
horizon; no
wind
|
|
| 19 |
10/19/99 |
09:17-11:20 |
27o12.60'N,
114o36.48'W |
 |
m991901.dat |
|
blue-green waters;
floating kelp and seagrass; calm seas; clear skies; haze on horizon;
no whitecaps; wind 2 m/s; 3' swell; Fm at 30-37 m; depth 92 m |
|
| 20 |
10/20/99 |
09:26-11:32 |
30o17.46'N,
115o55.26'W |
 |
m992001.dat |
|
blue-green waters;
calm seas; clear skies; floating sea grass; early morning fog; wind 2 m/s;
no whitecaps; depth 50 m; 2' swell |
|
|
Dark
Measurements
|
| Station |
Date
(mm/dd/yy) |
Time
(PST) |
Location |
|
Data |
| 10 |
10/10/99 |
12:29-12:55 |
22o30.52'N,
109o35.08'W |
|
dark1001.dat |
| 14 |
10/14/99 |
11:21-12:00 |
28o35.39'N,
112o33.87'W |
|
dark1401.dat |
| 19 |
10/19/99 |
12:52-13:24 |
27o12.60'N,
114o36.48'W |
|
dark1901.dat |
Fm: fluorescence maximum
MLD: mixed-layer depth
DCML: deep chlorophyll maximum layer
Webpage by Jasmine S. Bartlett, Oregon State University.
Photos by Andrew Barnard and Sarah
Searson, Oregon State University.
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