Feb. 17,1998 Day No. 48            Ship Location: Marmagoa Port, India

At Kaashidhoo, all measurements relating to aerosol radiation, chemistry as well as trace gas sampling have begun. NOAA-AVHRR cloud image over the Arabian Sea indicates ITCZ activity as far as10 N. FY-2 Chinese geostationary satellite cloud image are not available. Kaashidhoo area is also under scattered small cumuli. In the Arabian Sea and near Kaashidhoo the boundary layer flow, as indicated by the FSU model back-trajectory analyses, is northerly. Sagar Kanya Cruise # 133 is ready to depart from Goa, India.