Transects and Boxes

Yesterday, September 11th, the Kalipi crew got over the afternoon hump with the arrival of numerous slicks and red biological growth on the water surface. It did help us not want to jump into the water. The energy was high until the end of the day!   Today, the Kalipi crew spent the day running surveys using the side-mounted ADCP … Read More

Flow Separation South of Pt Sal Today

As the Sally Ann and Sounder drove the box patterns,  we first noticed that the flow just west of Pt Sal was to the south.  Then to the south of the Pt running east into the bay were seeing strong surface slicks extending south offshore of Pt Sal indicative of flow separation.  Below is a view north to the point … Read More

Sounder transects near Pt Sal

Here’s an example of the persistent southerly flow and separation that we have seen the last few mornings with the Sounder and Sally Anne (SIO whaler) running ADCP transects around Pt Sal.  Sally Ride is on this transect now, so we should soon see what this looks like during other phases of the tide.  

IOP1 Day 2 Small Vessel Ops

Monday, Sep. 11 was the Feddersen group’s second day of small vessel transects and drifter deployments. After some early morning thunderstorm concern, the sky cleared up nicely and resulted in a productive day out on the water. For the second day in a row, the Sally Ann teamed up with the RV Sounder to run two transect paths around Point … Read More