Brief Cruise Plan for ECS/SCS 2000 April 2000 ECS/SCS ASIAEX Cruise of R/V Revelle April 1 - Departure scheduled for 1600 hours local, Pier 8, Pusan, ROK. Two PRC scientists will be picked up locally by means TBD right after departure. Ship will then head directly for ECS operational area. April 3 - Arrive ECS operational area, nominal coordinate 30N, 126E. Dr. Bartek will conduct seismic profiling operations and Dr. Steve Ramp will conduct hydrography operations in that area until April 12. April 12 - We will depart the ECS site at a time TBD on the 12th, and head for the SCS operations site. April 14 - Arrive SCS operational area, nominal coordinate 22N, 118E. Dr. Lynch will deploy six moorings at the site (~1.5 days), followed by a hydrographic survey by Dr. Ramp (3 days). If time and conditions allow, we will then follow soliton trains for ~1/2 day. Next will come seismic profiling operations by Dr. Bartek. These will proceed until ~May 2-3, at which point we will retieve the six moorings (~1.5 days). On May 5, we will begin the 0.6 day steam to port in Kaoshiung, Taiwan. May 6 - Arrive in Kaoshiung, Taiwan (~0800), begin offloading equipment. Open house aboard Revelle has been suggested by Taiwanese investigators, is presently being discussed. May 7 - Finish offloading.