Journals 2006/2007

Cyndy Martin
Portland High School, Portland, Maine

"STAR Project NOAA R/V McArthur II" July 28 - August 26, 2006

Journal Index: September 28 - 29 - 30 - 31 August 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9            10 - 11 - 12 - 13 - 14 - 15 - 16            17 - 18 - 19 - 20 - 21 - 22 - 23            24 - 25 - 26

August 9, 2006
Quiet day

Lat: 7° 9.2' N
Long: 118° 58.7' W
Skies: PC
Wind: 18 kts, 190 deg T
Seas: waves = 3-5' swells = 8-10'
Course: 130 deg T
Speed: 10 kts
Distance in 24 hrs: 205 nm
Sea temp: 28.1 deg C
Distance from land: 664 nm W of Clipperton Is

Some offshore spinners, and whitebelly streakers within about 1 km, but generally evasive. Big rolling seas had me feeling a bit under the weather today. Still was able to put a couple of Art's delectable sweet rolls away however!

Filtering a chlorophyll sample