TITLE:   Palmer LTER: Small boat design for water column sampling
AUTHORS: Raymond C. Smith, Langdon B. Quetin, Janice L. Jones, David Menzies,
         Tim Newberger
DATE:    1996
Palmer LTER Contribution No. 105
Antarctic Journal  of the United States, (accepted)

Abstract - 
Key observations of the Palmer Long-Term Ecological Research Program 
include time series measurements made throughout the season (Baker et al,
this issue) of the marine environment within the foraging range of the 
Palmer Station Ade\*'lie penguins breeding sites.
Weekly observations within the nearshore grid are made using a zodiac 
equipped specifically to optimize oceanographic-like sampling of the water 
column (Smith et al., 1996).  
The design of the zodiac has evolved over several years and
has resulted in a robust, dependable 
sampling platform with two winches for hydrographic, optical, acoustic and 
biological observations within the 2 mile boating limit of Palmer station.
Christened the "Roze", key oceanographic equipment deployed from this
zodiac includes a CTD with transmissometer and fluorometer, above and below
water spectroradiometers, an echosounder and a GPS navigation system. 
These instruments are powered by batteries as is the laptop computer 
with peripherals which is used to display CTD data, optical data and
acoustical data in real time to insure data quality and to store 
the data digitally while in the field.