September 10, 2008

Summary Document (Word): Table of files (Excel):

DPol data collection:
09:46 local time/16:46 GMT
- no shadows though

-slight wind starting from west to east
-Dpol taken for cycle1 for surface (t=0.3 for f#8) as 091008-164639-1.1.fits
-Kelp has stuck on the north rope of the anchor about 30m away from DPOL
-DPOL hung about 55 feet away from the flip on the west boom (60 ft long)
-front part of flip facing towards almost north and the DPOl’s connector was towards south and the box was almost balanced, slightly more wts toward the connector
cycle1 for DPOL (five loops with dark images at the last loop)
filters    exp t
520        0.1
550        0.1
589        0.1
442        0.3
488        0.1

10:00 local/17:00 GMT
-full clouds, getting brighter though, slight breeze out of west,65-70 deg. F.
- Dpol taken for cycle1 for surface as 091008-170501-1.1.fits
-visibility upto 5 miles

10:15 local/17:15 GMT
-full clouds, getting brighter though, slight breeze out of west,65-70 deg. F.
- Dpol taken for cycle1 for surface as 091008-171503-1.1.fits

10:30 local/17:30 GMT
- Dpol taken for cycle1 for surface as 091008-173000-1.1.fits
-same weather as above but getting brighter
-DPOL camera (dome) about 1 ft up and down on the water

10:45 local/17:45 GMT
-same weather as above but the clouds slowly starting to break
- Dpol taken for cycle2 for surface as 091008-174555-1.1.fits
-breeze @ 8 Knots from west to east
cycle2 for DPOL (five loops with dark images at the last loop)
filters    exp t
520        0.03
550        0.03
589        0.03
442        0.05
488        0.03

Surface:
Movie link:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PKFDETGNW4
Link for Text files from above, full data images

11:00 local/18:00 GMT
- 34 12.313’N, 119 37.722’W
-breeze @ 8-10 Knots out of west
-clouds breaking, some shadows
- Dpol taken for cycle3 for 5m as 091008-180132-1.1.fits
-small waves moving from west to east with small ripples on it
-DPOL camera (dome) about 1 ft up and down on the water
-visibility upto 6 miles
cycle3 for DPOL (five loops with dark images at the last loop)
filters    exp t
520        0.01
550        0.01
589        0.01
442        0.02
488        0.01

11:15 local/18:15 GMT
- Dpol taken for cycle3 for 5m as 091008-181500-1.1.fits
-partly cloudy now, thin marine layer
-more sunny and small water waves with small ripples

11:30 local/18:30 GMT
- Dpol taken for cycle3 for 5m as 091008-181500-1.1.fits
-partly cloudy now, thin marine layer
-more sunny, some parts of the image in DPOl around the sun are saturated
 -small water waves with small ripples, breeze from west to east @ 10 Knots

11:45 local/18:45 GMT
- 34 12.313’N, 119 37.722’W

- Dpol taken for cycle3 for 5m as 091008-184500, -190000
-almost full sun, thin marine “haze” still, wind @10 Knots west to east
 -small water waves lots of wind ripples

5m:
Movie link:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5vcpI9fI7k
Link for Text files from above, full data images

12:15 local/19:15 GMT
- Dpol taken for cycle3 for 10m as 091008-191510, -193000
-breeze @ 10 Knots west to east, sunny, visibility upto 12 NM
-water level up and down by 1 to 1.5 ft.


12:45 local/19:45 GMT
-34 12.307’N, 119 37.720’W

- Dpol taken for cycle3 for 10m as 091008-194500, -200000
-sky is almost clear and sunny
-winds @ 11-12 Knots from west to east
-water waves with ripples and some water caps

13:15 local/20;15 GMT
- Dpol taken for cycle3 for 10m as 091008-201500, -203000, -204848
-winds @ 12-13 Knots from west to east producing few white caps
-few clouds above the Dpol but still it is sunny
-visibility upto 13 NM.

10m:
Movie link:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HkUytAjJcM
Link for Text files from above, full data images

14:00 local/21;00 GMT
- Dpol taken for cycle3_new for 20m as 091008-210717-1.1.fits
-weather as before
- cycle3_new for DPOL (five loops with dark images at the last loop)
filters    exp t
520        0.1
550        0.1
589        0.1
442        0.2
488        0.1

14:15 local/21;15 GMT
- Dpol taken for cycle3_new for 20m as 091008-211600, -213000
-sunny, thin marine “haze’ present, winds @ 12 Knots from west, 70 deg F,
 waves increasing, frequent white caps present
-time updated on DPOL (but doubt if updated)
-34 12.307’N, 119 37.720’W

14:45 local/21;45 GMT
- Dpol taken for cycle3_new for 20m as 091008-214955-1.1.fits
-winds @ 12-13 Knots west to east
- no clouds above Dpol

20m:
Movie link:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xx2PHsrcKOU
Link for Text files from above, full data images

15:00 local/22;00 GMT
- Dpol taken for cycle3_new1 for 30m as 091008-220322-1.1.fits
-weather same as before
- cycle3_new1 for DPOL (five loops with dark images at the last loop)
filters    exp t
520        0.2
550        0.2
589        0.2
442        0.4
488        0.2

15:15 local/22;15 GMT

- Dpol taken for cycle3_new2 for 30m as 091008-22…..-1.1.fits
-weather same as before
-Dpol stops working and found the problem was on small external connector. May be any of two pins connected by little leakage of water.
- cycle3_new2 for DPOL (five loops with dark images at the last loop)
filters    exp t
520        0.4
550        0.4
589        0.4
442        0.5
488        0.4

30m:
Movie link:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpSvrmAeMvc
Link for Text files from above, full data images

5:30 local/22;30 GMT
-SkyCam taken for cycle1_new1 and saved as 091008-223134-1-1-1.fits
-microtops  NOT  taken
- Dpol NOT  taken and shut down the system