August 2012 - Contract Vessel

12CKIP-4A Subsurface Mooring August 2012
(changed from Chukchi Site 1 to new Site 4)

Project: AEO/MMS  
Location: Chukchi Sea, AK (site 4)  
Latitude: 71° 2.460' N  
Longitude: 160° 29.583' W  
Seafloor: 42 m  
Currents: 35 cm/s (est)  
Deployment 12 months  
     
Instruments:    
ASL Ice Instr. 1  
RCM-9 (ox,turb,cond) 1  
release 1  
Mooring:    
Instrument: Depth:  
ASL Ice Instr. 36m 36" Syntactic float/frame
RCM-9/ox/turb/cond 40m  
release    
seafloor 43m  
     
Previous Deployments: 11CKIP-1A, Aug. 2011  
     
Mooring Design Change:    
1 none
     
NOTE: Originally designated 1A (site 1), but re-named 4A after deployment at new Chukchi site 4
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