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Monthly Archives: January 2011
The Real Antarctica
Today is January 29th and we really feel like we are in Antarctic waters. We went south until we were in the sea ice as far as we could safely go about 70.05 S. This is the farthest the Gould … Continue reading
The People Who Make it Happen
Today I want to write about the people from Raytheon Polar Services who do many things to enable the science to be done. There are six of them aboard and they have catchy titles like MT (Marine Tech), ET (Electonics Tech), MST (Marine … Continue reading
The Heart of the Ship
I was treated to a tour of the engine room yesterday. Believe it or not it is the cleanest place on the boat! The first picture shows the Chief Engineer, Mike (on the left) with one of his staff, Noli … Continue reading
Nature’s Best
One thing that strikes you and, indeed, gets deeply under your skin is the awesome beauty of this place. The combination of the sea, snow and glacier covered mountains, icebergs and the crystal clarity of the air yield unforgettable panoramas.I’ve … Continue reading
Sweet Victory @ Rothera
Yesterday we were at the British base at Rothera. This is a long-standing stop on the cruise and is highly anticipated by both the people on the Gould as well as the Brits. Many of us went ashore at 7:00 … Continue reading
CO2 and Ocean Acidification
Today we’ll look at the work being done by Dr. Grace Saba of Rutgers University. Grace is a postdoc in Oscar Schofield’s lab (remember the gliders) and is studying the effects of the dramatic increase of CO2 in the atmosphere. She is … Continue reading
The Ship
I thought I’d write about our ship, the Laurence M. Gould today. She was specially designed and built for work down here in the Antarctic, both from the ability to work in the ice, as well as to take ferry people and … Continue reading
Oh the Pressure!
Yesterday we sent a bunch of Styrofoam cups down to 3000 meters when we sampled the water that deep. People used colored markers to decorate them. The pressures at that depth are approximately 300 times the pressure we experience as we are on … Continue reading
Ashore Mates!
Today was a day for going ashore. First our birders went to Avian Island where they will camp out for 5 days. The first picture shows Kristen and Shawn in their full survival suits on their way to Avian Island. … Continue reading
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Microbes in the Sea
Amid icebergs we continue to do our science. Our group is headed by the Chief Scientist of the cruise Dr. Hugh Ducklow. In the first picture you can see Hugh working in the Rad (radiation) lab where we use a … Continue reading
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