#DATA_DATES: 2006/07/03 04:10:00 --- to --- 2006/08/14 02:04:00
 #LON_RANGE:  70.91 W --- to ---  52.85 W
 #LAT_RANGE:  64.98 S --- to ---  52.35 S
 #DEPTH_RANGE:     24 --- to --- 416 m
 #SAC_CRUISE_ID: 01059 
 #PLATFORM_NAME: R/V N.B. Palmer
 #PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR_NAME: E.Firing,J.Hummon
 #PI_INSTITUTION: University of Hawaii
 #PI_COUNTRY: USA                                      
 #PROJECT: Plankton community structure and iron distribution in 
           the southern Drake Passage and Scotia Sea
 #CRUISE_NAME: np0606:nb150 
 #PORTS: Punta Arenas, Chile
 #GEOGRAPHIC_REGION: Southern Ocean
 #PROCESSED_BY: University of Hawaii
 #NAVIGATION: GPS                          
 #QUALITY_NAV: good
 #GENERAL_INFORMATION: 
CRUISE NOTES
  CHIEF SCIENTIST ON SHIP     : Greg Mitchell
    INSTITUTE                 : Scripps Institute of Oceanography
    COUNTRY                   : USA
  SIGNIFICANT DATA GAPS       : 
  SPECIAL SHIP TRACK PATTERNS :
  COMMENTS                    : The OS38 ADCP sensor was out of service
                                
ADCP INSTRUMENTATION
  MANUFACTURER                : RDI
  HARDWARE MODEL              : VM-150 Narrowband
  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 416m 
  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                    :  original heading alignment:45.75

ADCP DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEM
  SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS         : E.Firing,J.Hummon
  SOFTWARE VERSIONS           : UHDAS
  DATA LOGGER, MAKE/MODEL     : Linux
  ADCP/LOGGER COMMUNICATION   : 
  CLOCK                       :
  COMMENTS                    : single pings are QC'ed then averaged

SHIP HEADING                      
  INSTRUMENT MAKE/MODEL       : Ratheon Yokogawa Navitec MCM 2300X gyro
  SYNCHRO OR STEPPER          : 
  SYNCHRO RATIO               :
  COMPENSATION APPLIED        :
  GPS ATTITUDE SYSTEM         : YES - Seatex Seapath
    LOCATION OF ANTENNAS      :
    RIGID ATTACHMENT          :  yes
    LOGGING RATE              : 2 Hz
  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            : JUL 2007
  NOTABLE SCATTERING LAYERS   :
  COMMENTS                    : sound speed correction 

NAVIGATION
  GPS                         : YES
    MAKE/MODEL                : FURUNO GP500 GPS Sat Nav
    SELECTIVE AVAILABILITY    : 
    P-CODE                    : 
    DIFFERENTIAL              :
    SAMPLE INTERVAL           :
    LOCATION OF ANTENNA
      RELATIVE TO TRANSDUCER  :
    TIME OBTAINED RELATIVE TO
      START/END OF ENSEMBLE   : end
    AVERAGING/EDITING APPLIED : yes
    LOGGED WITH ADCP DATA     : yes
    LOGGED INDEPENDENTLY      : YES
    COMMENTS                  :
  OTHER                       : 

CALIBRATION 
    GYROCOMPASS CORRECTION      : yes, using Seapath
    BOTTOM TRACK METHOD         : No 
    WATER TRACK METHOD          : Yes
    FINAL SELECTION             : AMPLITUDE=0.999518 PHASE= 0.0 
    AGREEMENT WITH PREVIOUS 
      CRUISES                   : OK
    SOUND SPEED CORRECTIONS     : yes
    COMMENTS                    : speed of sound corrected using soundspeed sensor

NAVIGATION CALCULATION             
    NAVIGATION USED             : GPS
    REFERENCE LAYER DEPTH RANGE : bins 2 to 20, PG_min=30
    FILTERING METHOD FOR 
      SMOOTHING REFERENCE LAYER 
      VELOCITY (FORM/WIDTH)     : Blackman window function of width T(half hour): 
        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.) :