for the daily Explorer observations; the largest portion of these expenditures is salary (6 months each) for 24/7 at-sea tech
support (Maxwell/Cucchiara). Other lesser salary expenditures are for the shore-side support personnel (Williams 0.5
months, McKinnley 2.0 months and a graduate student 6.0 months). Funds for necessary supplies and hardware to calibrate
instruments and maintain the on-board data network are budgeted but at less-than-ideal levels as are limited travel funds for
SEACOOS DM and RS subcommittee interactions..
OBSERVING (CONT.)
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL
Observational subprogram for SABSOON and NC, Harvey Seim, SI and SEACOOS Chief Operating Officer
Fixed platforms: have not gone
well – Lookout buoy knocked
out by Ophelia, significant re-
engineering undertaken. To be
re-deployed in April ’06.
Anticipate 2nd buoy delivery
and build-out before end of
fiscal year. SABSOON tower
R4 offline, un-diagnosed serial
bus issues causing trouble. OI
deployments still self-
contained.
Moving platforms: have also gone poorly – 4 failed glider deployment attempts over summer and fall of 2005. Major
upgrades/revisions now implemented, anticipate more testing this spring/summer in collaboration with UNCW and SkIO.
HF radar: considerable progress in documenting and understanding nature of errant velocities produced by system. Gave
talk at Ocean Sciences in HI, continue to work with CODAR on solutions. Also involved with MAB HF radar consortium
on sharing of radials.
WORK STATEMENTS
% complete
§
Fixed platforms: deploy/maintain/harden tower deployments off Oregon Inlet
and at SABSOON. Support buoy electronics as needed. Focus on assessing if
systems are viable. Build up additional systems as possible.
33%
§
Moving platforms: focus significant effort on autonomous salinity and
temperature mapping with glider.
25%
§
HF radar: continue operation and evaluation of existing HF radar. Continue
work on formatting, exchange of radials, and formation of total vectors along
eastern seaboard. Continue planning for an additional HF radar to go near
Cape Lookout.
50%
