Leg 1: January 8-21, 1998
Miami, Florida to Las Palmas, Canary Islands
| Station | Latitude
(N) |
Longitude
(W) |
Dist.
(km) |
Cum
(km) |
Depth
(m) |
Date | Start
(time) |
Stop
(time) |
Sta
(time) |
Total
Hours |
Total
Days |
| 0 | 2546 | 8009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/8/98 | 1200 | 1200 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 1 | 2700 | 7956 | 139 | 139 | 0 | 1/8/98 | 1800 | 1800 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 0.3 |
| 2 | 2700 | 7912 | 73 | 212 | 0 | 1/8/98 | 2109 | 2109 | 0.0 | 9.2 | 0.4 |
| 3 | 2630 | 7856 | 62 | 273 | 0 | 1/8/98 | 2349 | 2349 | 0.0 | 11.8 | 0.5 |
| 4 | 2549 | 7711 | 191 | 464 | 0 | 1/9/98 | 0804 | 0804 | 0.0 | 20.1 | 0.8 |
| 5 | 2620 | 7758 | 97 | 561 | 0 | 1/9/98 | 1215 | 1215 | 0.0 | 24.3 | 1.0 |
| 6 | 2630 | 7657 | 103 | 664 | 0 | 1/9/98 | 1642 | 1642 | 0.0 | 28.7 | 1.2 |
| 7 | 2630 | 7100 | 592 | 1256 | 0 | 1/10/98 | 1815 | 1815 | 0.0 | 54.3 | 2.3 |
| 8 | 2430 | 6908 | 291 | 1547 | 0 | 1/11/98 | 0649 | 0649 | 0.0 | 66.8 | 2.8 |
| 9 | 2430 | 2329 | 4600 | 6147 | 0 | 1/19/98 | 1323 | 1323 | 0.0 | 265.4 | 11.1 |
| 10 | 2755 | 1322 | 1078 | 7225 | 0 | 1/21/98 | 1155 | 1155 | 0.0 | 311.9 | 13.0 |
| 11 | 2808 | 1525 | 203 | 7428 | 0 | 1/21/98 | 2041 | 2041 | 0.0 | 320.7 | 13.4 |
Summary of projected times (all in GMT)
Total distance (km) = 7428
Total distance (nmi) = 4008
Assumed ship speed (kts) = 12.5
Total steaming time (hours, days) = 320.7, 13.4
Total station time (hours, days) = 0.0, 0.0
Total of 320 hours, or 13 days required
The cruise track will include a short section along 27N in the Straits of Florida where long-term cable and Pegasus measurements have been made over the past decade. Cable measurements
and Sea level gauges should be operational during the cruise. The track continues along 26.5N off
the coast of Abaco where long term current meter moorings and repeated hydrographic observations
give a good estimate of the mean circulation. The section continues until 71W, then jogs down to
24.5N by 69W. The 245N latitude is sampled until clearance difficulties cause the section to
divert northward into the coast of Africa.
The projected times listed here are all in GMT and assume that the ship can maintain an average
speed of 12.5 knots, including slowing down and speeding up for stations, weather-related slow
downs, etc. Should excellence in seamanship allow the ship to maintain an average speed of
13 knots, the ship would arrive into Las Palmas 12 hours earlier on January 21.
During this leg no water samples or CTD casts will be performed. The ship will not slow down or stop for any science-related reason.