#DATA_DATES: 2004/04/15 10:39:00 --- to --- 2004/05/08 01:44:00
 #LON_RANGE: 172.77 E --- to ---  80.50 W
 #LAT_RANGE:  52.97 S --- to ---  40.00 S
 #DEPTH_RANGE:     31 --- to --- 423 m
 #SAC_CRUISE_ID: 00860 
 #PLATFORM_NAME: R/V N.B. Palmer
 #PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR_NAME: E.Firing,J.Hummon
 #PI_INSTITUTION: University of Hawaii
 #PI_COUNTRY: USA                                      
 #PROJECT: Late Cretaceous and Cenozoic Reconstructions of 
           the SW Pacific
 #CRUISE_NAME: np0403 
 #PORTS: Christchurch, New Zealand to Punta Arenas, Chile
 #GEOGRAPHIC_REGION: SW to SE Pacific, sub-Antarctic
 #PROCESSED_BY: University of Hawaii
 #NAVIGATION: GPS                          
 #QUALITY_NAV: good
 #GENERAL_INFORMATION: 
CRUISE NOTES
  CHIEF SCIENTIST ON SHIP     : Steve Cande; Joann Stock
    INSTITUTE                 : Scripps; CalTech
    COUNTRY                   : USA
  SIGNIFICANT DATA GAPS       : 
  SPECIAL SHIP TRACK PATTERNS :
  COMMENTS                    : 
                                
ADCP INSTRUMENTATION
  MANUFACTURER                : RDI
  HARDWARE MODEL              : VM-150
  SERIAL NUMBERS              :
  FIRMWARE VERSION            :

ADCP INSTALLATION
  METHOD/DESCRIPTION OF THE
    ATTACHMENT TO THE HULL    :
  LOCATION/DEPTH ON HULL      : nominally at 7m
  REPEATABLE ATTACHMENT       : 
  DATE OF MOST RECENT ATTACH. :
  ACOUSTIC WINDOW             : 
  COMMENTS                    :

ADCP INSTRUMENT CONFIGURATION     
  DEPTH RANGE                 : 31 to 423m 
  BIN LENGTH                  : 8m
  NUMBER OF BINS              : 50
  TRANSMIT PULSE LENGTH       : 8m
  BLANKING INTERVAL           : 16m
  ENSEMBLE AVERAGING INTERVAL : 300 s
  SOUND SPEED CALCULATION     : FUNCTION OF TEMP AT TRANSDUCER
  BOTTOM TRACKING             :
  DIRECT COMMANDS             :
  COMMENTS                    : 

ADCP DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEM
  SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS         :
  SOFTWARE VERSIONS           : DAS 2.48
  DATA LOGGER, MAKE/MODEL     : PC
  ADCP/LOGGER COMMUNICATION   : UE4
  USER BUFFER VERSION         : 1920
  CLOCK                       :
  COMMENTS                    :

SHIP HEADING                      
  INSTRUMENT MAKE/MODEL       : Ratheon Yokogawa Navitec MCM 2300X gyro
  SYNCHRO OR STEPPER          : 
  SYNCHRO RATIO               :
  COMPENSATION APPLIED        :
  GPS ATTITUDE SYSTEM         : YES - Ashtech 3DF GPS
    LOCATION OF ANTENNAS      :
       The GPS satellite signals are received using four microstrip
       antennas mounted on the main mast and behind the wheel house.
       Each antenna is connected to a low noise amplifier (LNA) and the
       four LNAs are connected to the 3DF receiver located in the main
       lab. The 3DF receiver utilizes 24-channels configured as four 6-
       channel sections to make carrier-phase measurements and perform
       real-time differential processing to obtain attitude, position,
       velocity, and time measurements.  The data is output from an RS-
       232 port to the R/V NATHANIEL B. PALMER computer network.
    RIGID ATTACHMENT          :  yes
    LOGGING RATE              : 2 Hz
  COMMENTS:                     Up to nine 60-kHz Syncro Loads
                                35V step output, 2 amps max load
                                RS422 Digital Outputs (2400/4800 BPS)
        FLUXGATE COMPASS      : Cetrek Model 930551; one per SATCOM

ANCILLARY MEASUREMENTS            
  SURFACE TEMP AND SALINITY   : thermosalinograph,Chelsea Instruments
  PITCH/ROLL MEASUREMENTS     : yes
  HYDRO CAST MEASUREMENTS     : yes
  BIOMASS DETERMINATION       :
    DATE OF LAST CALIBRATION  :
    CALIBRATION COEFFICIENTS  :
    BEAM-AVERAGED AGC AVAILABLE?: < NO > < YES >
    CALIBRATION NET TOWS?     :   < NO > < YES >
  COMMENTS                    :

ADCP DATA PROCESSING/EDITING
  PERSONNEL IN CHARGE         : J.Hummon
  DATE OF PROCESSING          : 
  ADDED TO NODC DB            : SEP 2005
  NOTABLE SCATTERING LAYERS   :
  COMMENTS                    : sound speed correction 

NAVIGATION
  GPS                         : YES
    MAKE/MODEL                : FURUNO GP500 GPS Sat Nav
    SELECTIVE AVAILABILITY    : < NO > < YES >
    P-CODE                    : < NO > < YES >
    DIFFERENTIAL              :
    SAMPLE INTERVAL           :
    LOCATION OF ANTENNA
      RELATIVE TO TRANSDUCER  :
    TIME OBTAINED RELATIVE TO
      START/END OF ENSEMBLE   :
    AVERAGING/EDITING APPLIED :
    LOGGED WITH ADCP DATA     : YES - using E.Firing's user exit program
    LOGGED INDEPENDENTLY      : < NO > < YES - HOW >
    COMMENTS                  :
  OTHER                       : 

CALIBRATION 
    GYROCOMPASS CORRECTION      : yes, using Ashtech
Ashtech gaps:
ranges longer than about 25 minutes: 1
DD ranges, lengths in hours:
  1  107.66249 to 107.73887   1.83
    BOTTOM TRACK METHOD         : none
    WATER TRACK METHOD          : Yes
initial run
Number of edited points:  26 out of  29
   amp   = 0.9969  + -0.0003 (t - 116.9)
   phase =  -0.19  + 0.0215 (t - 116.9)
            median     mean      std
amplitude   0.9960   0.9969   0.0075
phase      -0.2070  -0.1923   0.3084
    FINAL SELECTION             : AMPLITUDE=0.990   PHASE= 0.5400
    AGREEMENT WITH PREVIOUS 
      CRUISES                   : OK
    SOUND SPEED CORRECTIONS     : yes
    COMMENTS                    : 

NAVIGATION CALCULATION             
    NAVIGATION USED             : GPS
    REFERENCE LAYER DEPTH RANGE : bins 4 to 12, PG_min=30
    FILTERING METHOD FOR 
      SMOOTHING REFERENCE LAYER 
      VELOCITY (FORM/WIDTH)     : Blackman window function of width T(.14 hr): 
        w(t) = 0.42 - 0.5 * cos(2 * pi *t / T) + 0.08 * cos(4 * pi * t / T).
    FINALIZED SHIP VEL/POSITIONS 
    STORED IN DATABASE          : YES 
    COMMENTS                    : 

 REFERENCES (DATA REPORTS,ETC.) :