Today conditions were finally calm enough to begin installing instruments for the small-scale array. We headed out with three boats and three dive teams to deploy ADCPs in sand around the focus rock at Asilomar. The Sally Ann team deployed instruments and the divers lift bagged them into position around the rock. The Sebastes team installed spiral sand anchors beneath … Read More
Wednesday Jun 22nd: GPS shooting, Met Station, and Small-Scale Array Prep
Another beautiful day at China Rock despite the fog bank lingering offshore and news of a shark attack at Lovers Point lingering in the minds of the team. The task for the shore crew was to continue GPS marking the locations of instruments. This became a bit of a game of hide and seek between the instruments and the team … Read More
Saturday Jun 18th: Foggy Morning to Beautiful Afternoon
Nearshore deployments None Offshore deployments X05a (9m), X06a (5m), A03a (6m), B08at (8m), E12a (7m) Deployment progress 32/32 near-shore instruments deployed 38/39 offshore instruments deployed 70/71 instruments deployed in total Boats were slightly delayed at the dock this morning due to heavy fog settling in around Monterey. Eventually the fog lifted slightly and the sun peaked in just enough to … Read More
Friday Jun 17th: A Productive Day Under Clear Skies
Offshore deployments X02t (19m), A02p (7m), A04p (5m), B11a (4m), C02p (5m), C03ap (3m), E01sp (9m), E02sp (8m), E05sp (9m), E06a (9m), E07sp (10m), E08sp (8m), E09sp (7m), E10sp (7m), E11sp (7m), E13sp (5m), D01ap (8m), D02ap (3m) Near-shore deployments A05p (4m), A07p (1m), B09p (6m), B13a (1m), B15a (1m), C04p (1m), C05p (1m), C06p (1m) Deployment progress 32/32 near-shore … Read More
Thursday Jun 16th: “Spicy” Conditions off Monterey Peninsula
Offshore deployments A01a (12m), C01a (12m), E03a (9m), E04a (9m) Near-shore deployments X07p (3m), X08p (1m), A06p (2m), B12p (2m), B14p (1m) Deployment progress 24/32 near-shore instruments deployed 14/39 offshore instruments deployed 38/71 instruments deployed in total Gray skies and windy weather greeted the rocky shoreline of Monterey on Thursday morning, making for rough deployment conditions. The shore team started … Read More