Wednesday, April 10, 2013

CREWS and MApCO2 operations: timing and logistics

I have packed up my field equipment and instruments and shipped it (with Mike Shoemaker's help) to Saipan.  The shipment was collected from AOML on April 4th and delivered to DEQ on April 9th.

I have also submitted two dive plans to our UM DSO.  The first covers diving operations to involve only Miami folks, the second is a joint operation between the Universities of Miami and Hawai`i.  Initially we were going to involve Saipan divers as well but we could not easily determine how to arrange for reciprocity among our three institutions.

As hoped, David Benavente (CRM) will be coming back to Saipan for at least part (and perhaps all) of the period we will be working on the station.  Also, Gordon Walker and Joe Gilmore (PacIOOS) will be traveling from Honolulu to take part in the aforementioned UM/UH diving operations.  They will be carrying the PacIOOS CTD with them so that it can be deployed again with the rest of the CREWS equipment.  Gordon and Joe will be arriving Sunday night, April 28th and leaving Thursday morning, May 2nd.

Ryan Okano and John Iguel of DEQ have also been providing much-needed information for planning our diving and boating operations.

We are all ready to go!

Mike J+