Princeton GCCS Log July 29, 2006 1700 GMT

GCT file: asap_0806_v1

Gliders under control: we07, we09, we10

Coordination plan: Each glider is assigned to one of the three original
tracks heading counter-clockwise. All three gliders to be synchronized.

Summary: Since we took control of the gliders yesterday around 1700 GMT,
the three gliders have been making progress to get on their tracks and
get coordinated. Glider we10 is making very fast headway northward along
the inner boundary of the ASAP glider sampling domain with effective
speeds in excess of 50 cm/s. Gliders we07 and we09 got caught in strong
southward flow off the southern corner of the sampling domain which
limited their northward progress to 17-20 cm/s. Glider we07 has reached
the southern edge of the sampling domain and is about to turn the
in-shore corner north. Glider we09 is crossing through the middle of its
assigned track in an effort to become synchronized with the other two
gliders.

Outlook: we08 and we12 anticipated to join the coordinated fleet
sometime in the next 24 hours. We are keeping an eye on the strong
northward flow in the vicinity of the northwestern corner of the
sampling domain which may significantly impede we10 and we09 when they
turn south around the offshore corner of their tracks.