Return-Path: palmer@atsvax.rsmas.miami.edu Return-Path: Received: from atsvax.rsmas.miami.edu by crseo.ucsb.edu (4.1/SMI-4.4-Crseo Special) id AA08669; Tue, 5 Jul 94 18:07:29 PDT Date: Wed, 6 Jul 94 01:04:10 GMT From: palmer@atsvax.rsmas.miami.edu Message-Id: <940706010410.20800451@atsvax.rsmas.miami.edu> Subject: PALMER SCIENCE SITREP - Jun 94 To: palmer_science@atsvax.rsmas.miami.edu, peoplean.asa@asa.org, smithgl.asa@asa.org X-St-Vmsmail-To: MSG%"PALMER_SCIENCE",MSG%"peoplean.asa@asa.org",MSG%"smithgl.asa@asa.org" SEND PLM183.JUL MSG%"PALMER_SCIENCE",msg%"peoplean.asa@asa.org",msg%"smithgl.asa@asa.org" PALMER SCIENCE SITREP - Jun 94 R 060038Z JUL 94 FROM: Kevin Bliss Responding: Please insert in message, all CAPS, with the ! in column 1: !TO PAL SCIENCE, MANAGER, LABMANAGER, ADMIN, SCITECH P A L M E R S T A T I O N A N T A R C T I C A TELEMAIL::PALMER.STA PHONE/FAX: 011-874-150-3157 SPAN::PALMER@ATSVAX.SPAN TELEX: 5841503157 PNHG INTERNET::PALMER@ATSVAX.RSMAS.MIAMI.EDU CC LIST: SPOLE, DUKE, NATPALMER, ASACHCH@ASA.IAC.ORG.NZ, NSFCHCH@ASA.IAC.ORG.NZ, NSFMCM@MCMURDO.GOV, DPP-MESSAGES@NSF.GOV, CSULLIVA@NSF.GOV, PPENHALE@NSF.GOV, DPEACOCK@NSF.GOV, JCALLAHA@NSF.GOV, RBHANSON@NSF.GOV, CHAMBEJA.ASA@ASA.ORG, WOODBA.ASA@ASA.ORG, SHEPHECH.ASA@ASA.ORG, EVANSJO.ASA@ASA.ORG, GRESS@ASA.ORG, WOODKE.ASA@ASA.ORG, OWENSK.ASA@ASA.ORG, SPRAYBKA.ASA@ASA.ORG, PEOPLEAN.ASA@ASA.ORG, SMITHGL.ASA@ASA.ORG, KAREN@CRSEO.UCSB.EDU, RAY@CRSEO.UCSB.EDU, GAUTIER@ESRG.UCSB.EDU, ROBIN@CRSEO.UCSB.EDU, LANGDON@CRSEO.UCSB.EDU, FRAZER@LIFESCI.UCSB.EDU, OHOLMHANSEN@UCSD.EDU, DAN@FIZBIN.UCSD.EDU, KARENTZD@ALM.ADMIN.USFCA.EDU, CHAPPELL@UCRVMS.SPAN, BSIDELL@MAINE.MAINE.EDU, WEILER@WHITMAN.EDU, DALLUGE@ATMOS.OGI.EDU, SAVOIE@RCF.RSMAS.MIAMI.EDU, WWWEATHERS@UCDAVIS.EDU, MCK2@GERGA.TAMU.EDU, DUNTON@UTMSI.ZO.UTEXAS.EDU, FNTED@AURORA.ALASKA.EDU, 71552.1334@COMPUSERVE.COM, HOFMANN@KUROSHIO.CCPO.ODU.EDU, VLF@STAR.STANFORD.EDU, ROCKY@BIOSPHERICAL.COM, SUPPORT@CALIFIA.SEASPACE.COM, WHBOB@ARCANE.UCSD.EDU, PROSPERO@RCF.RSMAS.MIAMI.EDU, PALMER.SCIENCE@TELEMAIL: D.KARL, F.AZAM, G.MITCHELL, M.HUNTLEY, M.VERNET, N.SWANBERG, R.RADTKE, W.DETRICH, W.FRASER, W.TRIVELPIECE, PALMER STATION SCIENCE SITREP June 1994 S-014 ENERGETICS OF THE ADULTS AND LARVAE OF THE ANTARCTIC KRILL, EUPHAUSIA SUPERBA. Langdon Quetin and Robin Ross, University of California, Santa Barbara. Personnel on Station: Carol Wyatt, Kristin Balalis, Victoria Hogue S-014 personnel continued to monitor and maintain the remaining starvation experiment and two individual growth rate experiments on E. frigida krill caught during the April collection cruise. Established algal monocultures were maintained and three new cultures were set up for continued feeding of krill growth experiments. Pre-cruise packing for WCVI was completed before the arrival of the Polar Duke on 14 June. Weekly station and safety meetings were attended by all S-014 station personnel. All S-014 departed station on 16 June to participate in Winter Cruise VI. S-091 PALMER IRIS SEISMOLOGY. R. Butler/G. Holcomb, U.S. Geological Survey, Albuquerque, NM No personnel were on station. The system has been monitored by the station science technician. On 21 June a new software upgrade was installed, during which time the seismic vault was entered and the GPS clock emulation was set to match the new software. S-106 VERY LOW FREQUENCY (VLF) REMOTE SENSING OF THUNDERSTORM AND RADIATION BELT COUPLING TO THE IONOSPHERE. U. Inan, Stanford University. No personnel were on station. The system has been operated by the station science technician. Both broadband and narrowband data acquisition systems collected data without interruption throughout the month. Several IF gains were adjusted. S-254 CHLORINE- AND BROMINE-CONTAINING TRACE GASES IN ANTARCTICA. R.A. Rasmussen, Oregon Graduate Institute for Science and Technology. There are no personnel on station. Air samples are taken on a weekly basis by the station physician. The samples are returned to the Institute for analysis of a number of trace components, especially chlorine- and bromine-containing gases. These elements have been implicated in the chemical processes that contribute to the astral-spring depletion of the ozone layer over Antarctica. This work will contribute to a better understanding of the buildup of trace constituents, particularly those of high-latitude marine origin. S-257 SOUTH POLE MONITORING FOR CLIMATE CHANGE. James T. Peterson, Palmer Station, Environmental Research Laboratories, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. There are no personnel on station. Air samples are taken on a weekly basis by the station physician. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Climate Monitoring and Diagnostics Laboratory team continue long-term measurements of trace atmospheric constituents that influence climate. The Palmer Station air samples are returned to the NOAA laboratory for analysis of trace constituents, including carbon dioxide. These measurements are part of NOAA's effort to determine and assess the long-term buildup of global pollutants in the atmosphere. These data will be used to determine how the rate of change of these parameters affects climate, particularly by including them in climate model studies. S-275 UM/DOE-EML REMOTE ATMOSPHERIC MEASUREMENTS PROGRAM. J. Prospero/T. Snowdon, University of Miami; C. Sanderson/N. Chui, EML/DOE N.Y. No personnel were on station. The system has been operated by the station science technician. One sample filter was exposed for the duration of each week, and a weekly schedule of calibration, background, and sample counts was maintained. T-312 TERASCAN SATELLITE IMAGING SYSTEM. R. Whritner, Scripps Institute of Oceanography, La Jolla, CA. No personnel were on station. The system has been operated by the station science technician. DMSP and NOAA telemetry were collected, processed, and archived. DMSP infrared telemetry was examined on a daily basis for clear conditions in the AnzFlux area and along the ice edge in the northern Weddell Sea. Additionally, DMSP SSM/I data were processed to provide ice concentration contour maps. Several ice images and ice concentration contour maps were produced and sent to Marine Operations at ASAHQ. Images of ice conditions South of Anvers Island were also collected and given to the Principal Investigator of S-014. T-313 UV MONITORING EXPERIMENT. C. Booth, Biospherical Instruments, Inc. No personnel were on station A passive bird deterrent was installed around the collector and removed shortly thereafter when high winds proved the method of mounting ineffective. An absolute calibration was performed with the site standard lamp on 17 June. Throughout the month, raw irradiance data were collected daily and transmitted to ATSVAX for BSI, and preliminary irradiance data were produced in support of Science. 05185809.424 PLM183.JUL