Cho-Teng Liu
National Taiwan University, Institute
of Oceanography
The monitoring of the Loop Current in the South China Sea (SCS) is a joint effort between:
1. site selection
for deploying APEX :
(a) the 72-hr forecast of 2000/2/19 South China Sea Circulation
was used for determining the site of deployment
(b) the 60 day movie loop of SCS circulation was also used
for decision-making
Both data are available at http://www7320.nrlssc.navy.mil/npacnfs_www/index.html
Naval Research Laboratory, Oceanography Division, Ocean Dynamics
and Prediction Branch
NPACNFS -- Experimental
Real-Time North Pacific Ocean Nowcast/Forecast System
2. Test reset at
NTUIO (2000/2/15)
group photo at the balcony
of 2nd floor of NTUIO, overlooking the Moony Lake
of NTU
2 frame of APEX data (at 45 seconds interval) were received
at UW
3. Deployment
of the first APEX on 2000/2/18
(a) R/V Ocean Researcher 1 left Kaohsiung Harbor at 09:30 CST
(China Standard Time)
The sea was moderate for the season
of NE winter monsoon
(b) The APEX in the crate was reset at
21:01 CST;
the original stick
magnet was broken into 2 pieces when arrived;
(c) The deployment of APEX :
it was loosely tied at both ends with
ropes
(d) APEX in water : free floating
APEX after retrieving the ropes;
the antenna was not visible because
of insufficient light
4. APEX
data of the first APEX that we deployed on 2000/2/18 :
(a) Unfortunately, it suffered ARGOS data transmission problem --
there was insufficient data received by the ARGOS system
on NOAA satellites.
We have only received partial profiles of a few cycles.
(b) Diagnosis of the problem is carried out by Dana Swift and Dan Webb.
