Cruise Plan
CRUISE PLAN
MMS CRUISE NO. 10
R/V SPROUL
19 - 26 August 1995
Cruise Goals
This is a mooring ops, drifter release and survey cruise, focused on the
Southern California Bight. Mooring Ops: Turn around ABMI, PAIN, CAMP and
SMIN and SMOF weather permitting. Drifter Releases: At standard stations
within SBC (by UCSB) and along CCOFI line 90. Surveys: CTD at either end
of SBC, ADCP, XBT and Met within the SBC and along portions of CCOFI
lines 83, 87 and 90.
Dates
Summary: 1500 19 August 1995 - leave San Diego
1500 26 August 1995 - return San Diego
19 Aug. Leave Nimitz Marine Facility at 1500 heading for ANMI.
20 Aug. Arrive at ANMI 0800. Begin CTD section. 1200: deploy fish.
Engineering study to trim fish until 1600. Begin ADCP XBT
survey at ANOF.
21 Aug. Continue ADCP survey until 1800. Deploy and recover ABMI at 2000.
22 Aug. Deploy and recover PAIN at 0600. Deploy and recover CAMP at
1200. Deploy and recover SMIN at 1800. Begin SMIN - SMOF
CTD transect at 2200.
23 Aug. Deploy and recover SMOF at 0600; deploy fish, steam towards
CCOFI line 83 station 60. Survey until line 83 station 51,
then to line 87 station 33.
24 Aug. Survey out line 87 until station 80 (210 nm).
25 Aug. Steam to CCOFI line 90 station 80, then survey in line 90
to station 28. Deploy drifters every 5 mi. along line 90.
26 Aug. Survey towards San Diego along 100 m isobath approximately.
Tie-up at 1500 at Scripps Nimitz Marine Facility.
Personnel
Dr. Clinton D. Winant Chief Scientist, Professor
Dr. Clive E. Dorman Professor
Dr. Myrl C. Hendershott Professor
Dr. Ed Dever Post-Graduate Researcher
Mr. Paul J. Harvey Development Engineer
Mr. Douglas J. Alden Development Engineer
Mr. Charles Worley Marine Technician
Mr. Charles S. Coughran Development Engineer
Mr. John T. Lyons Development Technician
Ms. Kari Richards Graduate Student
Ms. Kate Edwards Graduate Student
Mr. Grant Mills Sr. Engineering Aide
Mr. Seth Mogk Resident Technician
Extremities of CCOFI lines
Station ID Latitude (N) Longitude (W)
Line 83 Station 51 33 52.60' 120 08.50'
Line 83 Station 60 33 34.80' 120 45.60'
Line 87 Station 33 33 52.92' 118 29.04'
Line 87 Station 80 32 18.60' 121 43.14'
Line 90 Station 28 33 28.62' 117 46.50'
Line 90 Station 80 31 44.76' 121 18.60'
Line 93 Station 30 32 50.46' 117 31.62'
Line 93 Station 80 31 10.26' 120 55.26'
Santa Barbara Channel Mooring Locations
Acronym Name Latitude (N) Longitude (W) Depth (m)
PAIN Point Arguello Inshore 34 48.490 120 46.970 100
SMIN San Miguel Inshore 34 23.950 120 26.999 100
SMOF San Miguel Offshore 34 09.290 120 27.270 100
ROIN Santa Rosa Inshore 34 25.060 120 09.272 100
ROOF Santa Rosa Offshore 34 06.260 120 09.110 100
GOIN Goleta Inshore 34 21.462 119 50.403 100
GOOF Goleta Offshore 34 07.093 119 50.956 100
CAIN Carpinteria Inshore 34 13.870 119 34.568 100
ANMI Anacapa Middle 34 03.210 119 18.266 200
BARB Barbara Hickey Site 33 54.998 118 33.292 100
ABMI Avila Beach Middle 35 07.100 120 49.200 100
NC23 NOAA NDBC 46023 34 18.000 120 42.000
NC54 NOAA NDBC 46054 34 16.200 120 25.980
NC53 NOAA NDBC 46053 34 13.980 119 49.980
NC25 NOAA NDBC 46025 33 42.000 119 06.000
Subsurface Moorings:
CAMP CA Monitoring Program 34 30.120 120 43.080
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