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| Cruise ID | MV0903 |
| Vessel | R/V MELVILLE |
| Title | ALBATROSS Expedition (ALBT) |
| Abstract | Field work will be primarily CTD/LADCP stations within the Philippines archipelago with some stations outside the Philippine territorial waters. In addition to the CTD/LADCP stations, 4 EM-APEX floats will be deployed. A suite of moorings is scheduled to be deployed from the Joint cruise on MELVILLE immediately preceding this one (2008); however, if, for reasons of weather or other delays, some or all of the deployments can not be done on the Joint cruise, they will be done on this (IOP Regional) cruise. *Comment: the intermediate stop at Dumaguete is for personnel exchange by small boat only, no entry into port is expected. Requirements will be similar to those attendant to the brief call at Cebu during the June-July '07 Melville cruise. A Lowered Acoustic Doppler Profiler system will be mounted on the CTD/Rosette frame. The system used during the June/July '07 cruise worked extremely well, and would be suitable for this cruise as well. The science party will provide a salinometer and oxygen titration system, both of which can be installed in the analytical lab. If there is insufficient space for both systems, the oxygen titration system can be installed in the darkroom/wet lab forward of the hanger. We assume the mooring winch will remain on board from the previous cruise (Joint cruise) and so will be available if we must complete installation of moorings which could not be done on the previous cruise. |
| Description | Archipelago Dynamics Department Research Initiative (DRI) |
| Proposal Title | Archipelago Dynamics DRI |
| Starting Port | Manila, Philippines |
| Ending Port | Manila, Philippines |
| Starting Date | 2009-02-27 |
| Ending Date | 2009-03-21 |
| Principal Investigator | Gordon, Arnold L. |