Sea Trials Transit

Daily Science Report for 11 February 2009

LOCATION: Southeast of Guam in transit to Site 807, passing through Ifalik and Namonuito Atolls.

SCIENCE UPDATE: Introductions and demonstrations to the stratigraphic correlation software and logging continued all morning for the Readiness Assessment Committee. Demonstration of the Descriptive Information System (core description and paleontology) and a core flow dry run was conducted in the afternoon. USIO internal pre-acceptance activities and acceptance team meetings continued throughout the day.

See detailed transit map

Ship highlight of the day: Digital Core Imaging

The digital imaging track is located in the Core Lab and is used to capture very high-resolution images of every core section. The speed of scanning can be adjusted to meet quality and logistical requirements.
A special light source was designed by USIO staff to capture the full color range of the cores.

See iodp.tamu.edu/labs/ship.html for more details on the ship's new laboratories.