Galapagos Operations Report 
From: Steve Esbensen 
Date: 06 October 2001, 1822UTC

Overall: Aerosonde operations aborted; soundings continuing

Aerosondes

     After failure to receive aerosondes and fuel in a timely manner and the
medical evacuation of an aerosonde team member to Metropolitan Hospital in
Quito, along with the aerosonde team leader, it was decided to abort aerosonde
operations for EPIC2001.

Soundings

  -> INAMHI personnel are continuing to launch EPIC2001 soundings; OSU
personnel have gone to Huatulco to participate in 95W C130 operations.
  -> 0000GMT and 1200GMT soundings will continue through 15 October. 
  -> 0000GMT soundings will continue to 22 October.

Operations Center

     Operations center is closed. Questions regarding the continuing sounding
operations may be addressed to Steve Esbensen.

Health report 

     Aerosonde team member Jake Andrew was evacuated to Metropolitan Hospital
in Quito on 2 October. He was accompanied by aerosonde team leader Nick Logan.
Jake's appendix was removed on 3 October and a perforated intestine will be
repaired after antibiotics have taken care of an acute intestinal infection.
His condition is much improved as of 5 October. We are hoping for a speedy
recovery.