On May 1, 2008, at 3:31 PM, Scholin, Chris wrote:

> John -
>
> The AUV plan sounds good.  Vol survey around ESP starting on 7th  
> with Gulper firing AM on 8th?
>
> Sampling for a Larv array is currently set for 7:53AM on the 8th.   
> Be great if we can tweak the AUV sched to get Gulper samples for  
> Shannon/Julio that morning.
>
> Chris
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ryan, John
> Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2008 11:35 AM
> To: Ryan, John
> Cc: Scholin, Chris
> Subject: Re: May 7-8, AUV
>
>
> Hi Chris,
>
> To follow up:
>
> If your lab folk are full-out and would like to pass on Gulper
> samples, Shannon is up for more samples for her work.
>
> So, we could repeat exactly what we did around the SC ESP last fall:
> 1) map the evolving volume around ESP
> 2) on the last lap, gulp in a grid around ESP, including one near the
> ESP itself
>
> If this is a good fit with your goals for that AUV time, I'll send the
> plan to AUV ops.
>
> John
>
> On Apr 30, 2008, at 5:25 PM, Ryan, John wrote:
>
>> Hi Chris,
>>
>> So, after the shakedown we have AUV survey time available as either:
>> a) Day operations on May 7 (as you originally booked), or
>> b) Extended operations May 7-8 (Hans offered)
>>
>> Deciding how best to use the AUV, and possibly Gulper, can be
>> informed by your ESP sampling schedule in this time window and your
>> personnel resources (bandwidth to process Gulper samples?).  You
>> mentioned May 7 being a HAB day for ESP.  What about the night of
>> May 7/8?
>>
>> My inclination is to accept the kind offer of extended operations
>> for multiple volume surveys around M0/ESP (coincide with additional
>> ESP sample(s) and watch the ocean evolve).  We could save Gulpers
>> for the final volume survey, firing in a grid around ESP, as we did
>> around the SC ESP last September.  Trained autonomy algorithms will
>> not be online for this survey, hence the suggestion of prescribed
>> Gulper stations...
>>
>> John
>>
>>
>>
>>
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