WOAC-2023-Spring
Completed
Planned route: 32 segments · ~25 hours steaming · 28 stations
Operating area: Puget Sound
Route: Seattle (Downtown Piers) (Washington) - United States → Seattle (Downtown Piers) (Washington) - United States
Project aboard
This is the ongoing Washington Ocean Acidification time series which R/V Rachel Carson has been supporting for the past several years. There are 3 cruises per year (Spring, Summer, Fall) 5 days each. Stations are sampled from Seattle North to Deception Pass, then over to Port Ludlow, Hood Canal stopping at Alderbrook, then south to Tacoma, and returning to Seattle.
People aboard
- Jan Newton · Principal investigator
- Anna Boyar · Chief scientist
Party size: 5
Estimated vacant berths: 8
Equipment
Aboard the vessel
- Stern A-Frame
- Navigation - Heading/Position
- Underway Seawater System
- Meteorological Data
Pooled / portable
- CTD
Schedule data from UNOLS Marine Facilities Planning · operator cruise code RC-0092: WOAC · MFP reference 22/1919 · synced Sep 24, 2026