Title :
Oceanography on Eagle Australia ´88 cruise
Author :
Tuxhorn, Ross L.
Author_Institution :
Int. Ice Patrol, Groton, CT, USA
fDate :
31 Oct-2 Nov 1988
Abstract :
Australia celebrated its bicentennial with a parade of tall ships in Sydney Harbor. Representing the US was the Coast Guard´s Eagle, a three-masted barque used for training the service´s future officers. Eagle´s voyage to Australia and back took eight months. During that period, training was conducted for the 280 cadets who were embarked for the two phases of the cruise. A course in meteorology and physical oceanography was part of the onboard curriculum. Additionally, Eagle served as a platform for a number of projects. NOAA installed SEAS onboard to facilitate weather and XBT observations. Other projects included marine mammal observations, plankton tows, and sea-surface pH measurements. The educational and observational activities are described
Keywords :
meteorology; oceanography; ships; teaching; AD 1988; Australia; Eagle; NOAA; SEAS; Sydney Harbor; US Coast Guard; XBT observations; atmosphere; bicentennial; cadets; cruise; educational act; marine mammal; meteorology; observational activities; ocean; officers; onboard curriculum; physical oceanography; plankton tows; sailing ship; sea-surface pH measurements; square rigger; tall ships; three-masted barque; training; weather; Australia; Educational institutions; Educational programs; Ice; Marine vegetation; Marine vehicles; Meteorology; Rivers; Sea measurements; Springs; Steel; Testing; US Government;
Conference_Titel :
OCEANS '88. A Partnership of Marine Interests. Proceedings
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
DOI :
10.1109/OCEANS.1988.23589
