EXPEDITION NAME:   MOBY-L114 (M232SB) / Oahu-7   EXPEDITION DATES:   21 Feb - 23 Mar 2005
CRUISE NAME:   M232SB
  Oahu-7
  CRUISE DATES:   2 - 4 Mar 2005
  8 - 19 Mar 2005
 
SHIP:   R/V Ka'imikai-O-Kanaloa (M232SB)
  RAIV Pineapple (M232SB)
  R/V Klaus Wyrtki (Oahu-7)
  SHIP HOME PORT:   University of Hawaii
  Hawaiian Rafting Adv.
  University of Hawaii
 
CRUISE LOCATION:   Lanai (M232SB)
  Oahu (Oahu-7)
 
CHIEF SCIENTIST:   Mark Yarbrough (M232SB)
  Dennis Clark (Oahu-7)


PARTICIPANTS:
 
  Nick Bennett Hawaiian Rafting Adv. 4 Mar  
  Paige Buzzard Hawaiian Rafting Adv. 4 Mar  
  Dennis Clark NOAA 21 Feb - 23 Mar  
  Peter Clay Mooring Systems, Inc. 21 Feb - 7 Mar  
  Doug Dooner Mooring Systems, Inc. 21 Feb - 7 Mar  
  Mike Feinholz MLML / QSS / Hawaii 14 Feb - 23 Mar  
  Steve Juarez Hawaiian Rafting Adv. 4 Mar  
  Terry Houlihan MLML / QSS / Hawaii 14 Feb - 23 Mar  
  Yong Sung Kim QSS / NOAA 22 Feb - 22 Mar  
  Chris Kinkade QSS / NOAA 22 Feb - 22 Mar  
  Larisa Koval QSS / NOAA 6 - 23 Mar  
  Mike Ondrusek NOAA 22 Feb - 22 Mar  
  Darryl Peters MLML / QSS 25 Feb - 8 Mar  
  Eric Stengel NOAA 22 Feb - 22 Mar  
  Ken Voss University of Miami 1 - 9 Mar  
  Drew Yarbrough MLML / Hawaii 2 - 4 Mar  
  Mark Yarbrough MLML / QSS / Hawaii 22 Feb - 23 Mar  
  Marilyn Yuen-Murphy NOAA 6 - 23 Mar  


PURPOSE OF EXPEDITION:
 
 
  MOBY-L114 (M232SB):  Recover MOBY M229, deploy MOBY M230, and exchange the Mooring Buoy.

Oahu-7:  Collect bio-optical data for satellite sensor calibration and instrument self-shading algorithm development.
 
 
EXPEDITION SUMMARY:
 
  MOBY M229 and the Mooring Buoy were successfully recovered on 2 Mar.  The new Mooring Buoy and MOBY M230 were deployed on 3 Mar and 4 Mar, respectively.  Initial diver cals were performed on MOBY M230 by Hawaiian Rafting Adventure personnel on 4 Mar.

Inclement weather severely limited data collection efforts during Oahu-7.  Only four stations were successfully occupied for bio-optical data collection.  A full suite of measurements was successfully obtained for instrument self-shading algorithm development.




Last updated on April 25, 2005
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