Sproul Pt. Sal survey

Since the first Intensive Operations Period (IOP 1) in September/2017, results from the different groups have been coming together to reveal a complicated plot around Pt. Sal, with lots of topographic wakes, recirculation south of the point, ridiculously sharp fronts and some really aggressive high-frequency internal waves. Between about noon on the 12th until 9 am on the 13th, we … Read More

A tale of two drifters

We have recovered all of our (SIO, Feddersen) instruments, and the fun of sorting out and QCing the data has begun, however, I thought I’d share a sweet tale of loss and love. We were fortunate to only leave 2 instruments at Pt Sal, drifter 23 and 24, although I do believe their fate may have always been intertwined. Their … Read More

An Oceano trifecta in X-band vision

The IOP1 asset visualization now includes 3 ships, 3 boats, 2 sets of drifters and x-band radar images! Thanks to Falk Feddersen for hosting the full video of IOP1! On 15 September the UNOLS vessel trifecta encountered mingling fronts and internal wave packets headed onshore during Oceano surveys. Two-hours of near-surface temperature data trail each vessel. The tightly-packed moorings, soon … Read More

IOP2 fun around Pt Sal

  IOP2 has been a great deal of fun all around sampling both Pt Sal and Oceano with the Sounder, Kalipi and Oceanus.  Speaking of Oceanus, On 14 Oct, Mike Kovatch took some cool photos on of her from east of Pt Sal looking between Lion Rock on the left and Pt Sal on the right as the Oceanus was … Read More

Sun sets on turnaround cruise

The R/V Oceanus offloaded personnel early this morning in Monterey Bay, bringing to a close the ship’s role in the second intensive operating period (IOP). The Oceanus weathered some sizable swells this past week and is currently steaming up to Newport with hopes of dodging another incoming storm in the north. This research vessel never sleeps. To commemorate the hustle … Read More