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The
NOAA ship KA'IMIMOANA (Ocean Seeker) is specifically designed
for and dedicated to maintaining the TAO buoy array in the Tropical Pacific
Ocean.
KA'IMIMOANA
has completed mooring ops for GP5-00-KA and is transitting to Honolulu.
The ship will arrive Honolulu on Oct 2. The cruise track was altered to
avoid tropical storm John.
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The
latest image
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Cruise
trackline |
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Engineers
replace a burst hose on the A Frame during mooring operations. Photo
Gallery
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GP5-00-KA
Trackline
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| Date |
27
Sept 2000
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Time |
18:43
GMT
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| Latitude |
10°
47.8" N
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Longitude |
142°
56.2" W
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| Ship
speed |
10.6
kts
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Course |
302.5
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| Surface
water temp |
28.41
C
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Surface
salinity |
33.55
PSU
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| Air
temperature |
27.4
C
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Relative
humidity |
83.3%
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| Wind
speed |
9.6
kts
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Wind
direction |
117.8
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| Barometric
pressure |
1013.4
mb
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Depth |
5178
m
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