Ask Ms. Ward and the Team

Now Archived--Live from IPY! with Gerty Ward and the Team

Kristin Timm — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 10:21:57 -0800

Now Archived! Watch the Live from IPY! event with Gerty Ward and the oceanographic researchers working on the Canadian Icebreaker Louis S. St-Laurent in the Beaufort Sea.

claustrophobia

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:16:05 -0800

hi, gerty,

no question this time, just a comment: climbing up that tiny tunnel to the crow's nest would excite every bit of my claustrophobia. i hyperventilated just looking at the picture.

looking forward to your return home! hope you will have a movie/photo festival.

marty

End of expedition questions

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:10:36 -0800

How long are you going to continue posting journal entries?

Does this make you want to be a blogger (on a continuing basis)?

All the posts have been terrific!

Your husband,

Eric

The Arctic and home

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 06:21:22 -0800

What do you think is most like the Arctic compared to Durham, or even more specific DA?

Re the X-CTD

Sat, 16 Aug 2008 09:35:04 -0800

Hi, again, Gerty,

Is the X-CTD towed back on board by the computer "string" after it has finished data collection?

Marty

wow...

Sat, 16 Aug 2008 06:05:59 -0800

Hi, Gerty,

I particularly loved your 8/12 posting and pictures. The landscape is so spectacularly desolate and beautiful, and I appreciated your description of the quiet. I know that while you are out on the ice you are busy working and it is very cold; however, have you had any opportunity just to pause for a while and take in this very different world?

Marty

ice

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 12:05:24 -0800

Dear,ms.ward and the team I was wondering if you can eat the ice there and what kind of new stuff you found but was it fun and i look forword to talk to you wednesday thank you.

sincerely,ivan

Jillian's class

walking on water!

Jillian Worssam — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 08:48:37 -0800

Hi Gerty,

Can you give us a feeling for what it is like to walk on sea ice? My students and I are fascinated by the prospect of walking on ice especially when you can still see water. Do you know how thick the ice is when you are on it?
Thanks!
Jillian's class!

zooplankton

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 22:12:27 -0800

Hi Ms. Ward

My name is Johanna Ochoa from Los angeles valley college and i read your expedition and i just had a question regarding the zooplankton. Having found zooplankton under cold water conditions what kind of animals can be found in these areas and does it have any effect on temperature or salinity of the water.

Thank You

Johanna Ochoa

Northern Lights

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 16:19:16 -0800

Hey Gerty, Will you reach far enough north so there is effectively no night time darkness or is it already too late in the year? If it does get dark, have you seen the northern lights?

By the way, Jamie's excited to be in your advisory!

getting ready for our Florence departure on the 23rd, jim salzman

p.s. If you only had 30 minutes of Olympics television time on the ship, which event would you watch?