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An example of communication from the scientist on board...
Seward Johnson, daily summary 1/18/05:
Instrumentation: everything working, including the Lasair aerosol particle counter - (turned out to be a kink in the line) Aircraft in proximitiy: C130,
Weather: stratus layer at about 11 kft all day, with some Cu underneath.
Clearing as the day went on, winds became very calm (2-3 m/s). Light precip at the boat at 1440 and 1630.
The C130 passed near the ship twice at about 1600, coinciding with a sonde launch. C130 may have passed upwind of the ship at about 1820.
Last night we went back to the lee side of Barbuda, both to help acclimate seasick personnel and to give an assured opportunity for lidar maintenance. It is now quite calm here. We will stay here tonight and intend to remain wherever we spend our days from now on, towards sampling a representative diurnal cycle in the sondes, fluxes, and Xband. Tomorrow (1/19/05) we will begin lidar/radar operations by 11Z, not only to coincide with the early morning aircraft flights, but also because the last couple of days more of the cloud/precip activity has been in the early morning.
Paquita
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