The operation foreseen for the October 19th is structured as follows:
SCIENTIFIC PERSONNEL TO GO ONBOARD
|
NAME |
FAMILY NAME |
INSTITUTION |
|
CARLOS |
BARRERA RODRIGUEZ |
PLOCAN |
|
ANGELA |
DE MANZANOS RODRIGUEZ |
PLOCAN |
|
CAROLINA |
LLERANDI GARCIA |
ICCM |
|
JOSE FCO. |
DOMINGUEZ YANES |
IEO |
|
YURENA |
PEREZ CANDELARIO |
TRACSA |
PRESS PERSONNEL GOING ONBOARD
|
NAME |
FAMILY NAME |
INSTITUTION |
|
DAVID |
RUIZ ALVAREZ |
TV CANARIA |
- VESSEL: PROFESSOR IGNACIO LOZANO
- DEPART TIME: 6 AM
- BASE PORT: LA ESTACA (El Hierro Island)
- WORKING TIME: 8 AM - 8 PM
- ROUTE: LA ESTACA HARBOUR- SEA OF CALMS - LA ESTACA HARBOUR
- MINIMUM DISTANCE BETWEEN HARBOUR AND WORKING AREA: 10 NAUTICAL MILES (1.5 hours of navigation )
WORKING PLAN
1.- Commissioning and deployment of an unmanned autonomous underwater vehicle (glider), for continuous biogeochemical monitoring of the interest area (PLOCAN).
2.- Discrete hydrological sampling with a multiparameter probe to take biogeochemical samples (temperature, salinity, pH, chlorophyll, turbidity, dissolved oxygen, gases and nutrients) in the area (ICCM, IEO)
3.- Possible collection of solid material from the surface (ICCM, PLOCAN, IEO)
4.- Supervision of the affected area in the Reserve of the Sea Marina Calmas.