NBPalmer (NBP01-05) - Cruise Plan - draft - 5 Sept 01

Dates: 
7 Sept - 19 Oct 2001 Punta Arenas to Punta Arenas 
Scheduled to make a 1 day stop at Palmer Station on 14 October 2001.
We are scheduled to return to PA 0800 local time on 19 October 2001.    

September
07 	1200 depart Punta Arenas
08 	in transit
09 	in transit
10 	in transit
11 	0400 arrive 600.040, 1000 depart 600.080, head for buoy #7413
12 	0600 arrive vicinity of #7413 (aka "billy") & locate buoy 
	gin LTER ice process station #1 
13 	continue ice process station #1
14 	continue #1
15 	continue #1
16 	continue #1
	1800 depart #1, head for polynya south of Adelaide I
17 	1200 arrive pack ice surrounding polynya 
	search for Adelies (diet samples)
	1800 MOCNESS in polynya
18 	am - MOCNESS in polynya &/or "short" sea ice station
200 search for Adelies (diet samples)
1800 MOCNESS in polynya
19 	am - MOCNESS in polynya &/or "short" sea ice station
1200 search for Adelies (diet samples)
1800 depart for buoy #7949
20 	0600 arrive vicinity of #7949 (aka "robert") & locate buoy
begin ice process station #2
21 	continue ice process station #2
22 	continue #2
23 	continue #2
24 	continue #2
remove optics sensors from "complex" buoy - leave "simple" buoy
1800 depart #2 
begin CTD's along 200 line
25 	continue CTD's along 200 line
26 	continue CTD's along 200 line
1800 depart 200 line & head for buoy #7950
27 	in transit to #7950 (assume 30 hr transit in heavy pack ice)
28 	0600 arrive vicinity of #7950 & locate buoy
begin ice process station #3 (aka "southernmost")
29 	continue ice process station #3
30 	continue #3
October
01 	continue #3
02 	continue #3
remove buoy # 7950
1800 depart ice process station #3 & head for buoy #7949 (repeat #2)
about 80 nm in sea ice - assume 20 hrs in heavy pack ice
03 	in transit from #3 to #2
04 	0600 arrive in vicinity of #7949 & locate buoy
begin ice process station #4 (repeat of #2)
05 	continue ice process station #4 
06 	continue #4
remove remainder of buoy #7949
1800 depart #4 & head for polynya area south of Adelaide I
07 	am MOCNESS & pm search for Adelies (dependent on early search) 
08 	am MOCNESS & pm search for Adelies (visit Rothera? Crossing ceremony?)
1800 depart & head for buoy #7413 
09 	0600 arrive location of #7413 & locate buoy
begin ice station #5 (repeat of ice station #1)
10 	continue ice station #5
11 	continue ice station #5
1800 depart to within zodiac distance of Palmer Station 
12 	1200 arrive within zodiac distance of Palmer Station 
& send krill folk to station via zodiac
1400 begin CTD stations along 600 line
13 	continue CTD stations along 600 line
14 	0800 arrive Palmer - unload/load personnel & material
   	2000 depart Palmer Station
19	0800 arrive Punta Arenas