The terminatin of the the KC-winch is nearly finished an we tried to activiate both SF
systems with the new cable. One SF seems to be o.k., we got the CTD data and had
contact to the SF controller. We also get the CTD data from the second SF, but no
contact to the controller, i.e., we coudn’t navigate the system. Because the CTD
stations confirm a vertically mixed water body along the UK coast, the chief scientist
decided to terminate the cable of the second winch (W5) tomorrow morning and to
check the cabelling and mechanics of the working SF carefully in the afternoon in
order to start the SF survey along the 55 °N section to the east with two working
winches because we expect a strong stratification due to the high STT values during
the last weeks along some parts of this section.
17:28 — 17:44 Station GN015 (east of Lowestoft):
Secchi depth, CTD profile with rosette sampler and GoFlo for metals.
RA: Cs-137: 150 L.
18:00: Bft. 2, 200°, 1017 hPa, Tw= 18.8 °C.
We detekted several cuts and damages at the plastik coated Kevlar cable of the
Clean CTD. We covered the cuts with tape but have not been able to identify the
reason for the cuts. Must have an eye on it during the next days.
19:55 — 20:14 Transit station GN015B: RA: Cs-137: 150 L.
23:44 — 00:09 Station GN016 (Haddock Bank):
CTD profile with rosette sampler and GoFIlo for metals.
RA: Cs-137: 150 L, Sr-90: 2x35 L, Pu: 100 L, H-3: 1 L.
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Tuesday, August 5", 2014
05:11 — 05:32 Station GN017 (east of Flamborough Head):
Secchi depth, CTD profile with rosette sampler and GoFlo for metals.
RA: Cs-137: 150 L, Sr-90: 2x35 L, Pu: 100 L, H-3: 1 L.
W&S 07:00: Bft. 2, 10°, 1018 hPa, clear sky, Tw = 17.2 °C.
07:51 — 08:16 Transit station GNO17A:
RA: Cs-137: 150 L, Sr-90: 2x35 L, Pu: 100 L, H-3: 1 L.
12:00: Bft. 2, 100°, 1018 hPa, clear sky, Tw= 18.3 °C.
There is a problem with the K5 winch. It worked properly at Co. Hatlapa where they
coiled the new cable onto the drum, but now the clutch is not working, i.e. we can't
move the drum with the cable. Jens is working on the winch and tries to fix the
problem.
15:04 — 15:19 Transit station GN018A: RA: Cs-137: 150 L.
SF> 17:41: Start SF profile 2 to station GN018 with SF1. (Profile 1 has been a test only!)
W&S 18:00: Bft. 4, 130°, 1016 hPa, Tw= 18.5 °C.
SF«< 18:25: End of SF profile 2.
18:27 — 18:50 Station GN018 (Baymans Hole):
Secchi depth, CTD profile with rosette sampler and GoFlo for metals.
RA: Cs-137: 150 L, Sr-90: 2x35 L, Pu: 100 L, H-3: 1 L.
SF> 19:03: Start SF profile 3, GN018 >GN019.
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