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Ocean 492 Course - Fall 2022

Completed
Rachel Carson

Rachel Carson

University of Washington · USA

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PortTrack / waypointPlanned route

Planned route: 4 segments · ~18 hours steaming

Operating area: San Juan Island and Strait of Juan de Fuca

Route: Seattle (Downtown Piers) (Washington) - United States → Seattle (Downtown Piers) (Washington) - United States

Oct 24 – Oct 27, 20222 days at seaactual: departed Oct 24, 2022, arrived Oct 27, 2022

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Project aboard

UW Oceanography Dept. Ocean 492 Research Apprentices Student Cruise for Fall Quarter 2022.

People aboard

  • Robert Kamphaus · Principal investigator
  • Jan Newton · Chief scientist

Party size: 10

Estimated vacant berths: 3

Equipment

Aboard the vessel

  • Ship Fitted Winches & Wires
  • Crane
  • Stern A-Frame
  • Navigation - Heading/Position
  • Underway Seawater System
  • Meteorological Data
  • ADCP/UHDAS – range < 80m (eg. 300kHz)

Pooled / portable

  • CTD
  • Dredge
  • Grab Sampler
  • Other Seafloor Sampling Equipment
  • Gyrocompass

Schedule data from UNOLS Marine Facilities Planning · operator cruise code RC-0089 · MFP reference 22/2544 · synced Sep 24, 2026