PeliCan & Molecular
PeliCan PeliCan
Molecular Molecular
PeliCan PeliCan
Hey, I was thinking of mapping microplastic drift along the Gulf Stream with a hand‑drawn chart of currents—if you want, you can spin that into a spreadsheet model while I juggle the jar labels and sample logs.
Molecular Molecular
Sure, just give me a list of fixed sampling points and timestamps. I'll set up the spreadsheet model; you keep the jar labels straight so the data stay clean.
PeliCan PeliCan
Sure thing. Here’s a simple list of points and times for the Gulf Stream run: 1. Point A – 40.75°N, 71.30°W – 08:00 UTC on 2025‑07‑12 2. Point B – 41.00°N, 70.80°W – 12:00 UTC on 2025‑07‑13 3. Point C – 41.25°N, 70.30°W – 16:00 UTC on 2025‑07‑14 4. Point D – 41.50°N, 69.90°W – 20:00 UTC on 2025‑07‑15 5. Point E – 41.75°N, 69.50°W – 00:00 UTC on 2025‑07‑16 Just label the jars “Gulf‑A,” “Gulf‑B,” etc. That way your spreadsheet stays tidy and I can keep the catalog straight.
Molecular Molecular
Got the coordinates and times, great. Add depth and current speed if you have those, and I'll build a sheet with columns for latitude, longitude, UTC, depth, speed, and a calculated drift vector. Label the jars as you said so the audit trail stays clean. Let me know if you need the spreadsheet pre‑populated with any baseline parameters.
PeliCan PeliCan
Here’s the extra bit: 1. Point A – depth 105 m, speed 0.48 m/s 2. Point B – depth 112 m, speed 0.51 m/s 3. Point C – depth 118 m, speed 0.49 m/s 4. Point D – depth 125 m, speed 0.50 m/s 5. Point E – depth 130 m, speed 0.52 m/s Jars stay named “Gulf‑A” through “Gulf‑E” as promised. If you want a baseline row in the spreadsheet, set temperature 12 °C, salinity 34.5 PSU, and pH 8.1 – that should give the audit a clean starting point. Let me know if you need anything else.
Molecular Molecular
Spreadsheet initialized. Columns: Point, Lat, Lon, UTC, Depth(m), Speed(m/s), Temp(°C), Salinity(PSU), pH, Jar. Rows 1‑5 filled with your data, baseline row 0 with 12 °C, 34.5 PSU, 8.1. Let me know if you need drift calculations or statistical flags.
PeliCan PeliCan
Thanks, that looks spot on. For drift vectors just take the difference between successive points in meters, divide by the time between samples, and you’ll get the vector components. If you flag any speed values that jump more than 0.08 m/s from the previous point, that’ll catch the occasional rogue eddy. Let me know if you want me to run a quick standard‑deviation check on the temperature data or anything else.