July 23, 1998

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Today's Weather: Mostly sunny skies with a high temperature of 85°F. Winds from the northwest at 6 kts.

Today's Boat Assignments:

Arabella - Docking Node Recovery, Benthic Sampling

Caleta - ADCP/CTD survey, N-line north of eddy center.

Northstar 4 - Zooplankton pumping

Zodiac - REMUS Deployment on Central A-line south of eddy

Northstar 6 - REMUS turbulence deployment through center of eddy.

Today's highlights:

Upwelling center with elliptical eddy tracked in satellite imagery and CODAR current fields. 4 boats and 2 AUVs launched in response.