Student
Connection
NOAA Ship Towsend Cromwell
Current Cruise: TC-01-04 Bigeye Tuna Oceanography April 20- May
5, 2001
A graduate student from the University of
Hawaii is operating the computer that collects the CTD data and triggers the sample
bottles. The operator talks to the winch operator to place the CTD at the proper depth and
logs data on the CTD cast sheet.