Deployment cruise:
R/S Bjarni Saemundsson departed 1 April 2008 10:00 from Reykjavik to deploy 2 floats (Biofloat 47 and 48 and 4 Seagliders (SG 140, 141, 142, 143); these were all successfully deployed on 4 April 2008. Biofloat 47 failed within a few weeks of deployment; therefore its data are not reported.
CTD profiles (n=9) and water samples were collected before and after the autonomous platform deployment. R/S Bjarni Saemundsson returned to Reykjavik on 6 April 2008.
Chief Scientist: Craig M. Lee
University of Washington Applied Physics Laboratory
Co-Chief Scientist: Mary Jane Perry
University of Maine
Scientist: Dr Kristinn Gudmunsson
Marine and Freshwater Research Institute of Iceland
Scientist: Dr Heddin Valdimarsson
Marine and Freshwater Research Institute of Iceland
Student: Eric Rehm
University of Washington Applied Physics Laboratory
Contact: Ivona Cetinic
University of Maine
Technician: Mr Adam Huxtable
University of Washington Applied Physics Laboratory
Technician: Mr Michael Ohmart
University of Washington Applied Physics Laboratory
Technician: Maura Thomas
University of Maine
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