The cruise is now entering its final week,
and with a Drake Passage storm due to hit tomorrow, we are working flat-out to
get as much work completed as possible before we get stopped by the weather. It
looks from the forecasts as if we could be put out of operation for at least a
couple of days, meaning the work we do in the next 24 hours could be crucial to
our success. We are attempting to complete a south-north Drake Passage section
to analyse the cross-stream distribution of the tracer (dye) and find out how
much has penetrated across the various ocean fronts that separate the different
water masses of this region. Bearing in mind the weather down-time which we
know is coming tomorrow, we are not currently doing any VMP profiles, though
this could change if the weather ameliorates. I'll update you all soon with our progress...
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