If you see a flash of a blonde haired female scientist on the deck that seems to be everywhere at once, then that would be Dr. Jackie (Jacqueline) Grebmeier from the University of Maryland. Her team…
Barrow
We made an amphibious landing onto the beach in Barrow, the northern most United States city. Barrow is located on the North Slope of Alaska in the tundra (a treeless plain). The community…
Ice Fishing
It is not what you think...cutting a hole in the ice and catching fish. I mean literally ice fishing; fishing for ice to collect ice algae as mentioned in "You are what you eat.". In…
Trophic levels provided by Nathan McTigue.
In past Dunton Team journals I have discussed a myriad of topics dealing with benthos "Benthic Organisms and More..." and "What's Going on in the Mud…
Oceanographers are similar to meteorologist; they both predict patterns based on computer models and have an understanding of how different variables affect a system. Both air and water currents…
What is that shinny object in the sky?
The sun made a brief appearance today. What a wonderful time to be outside sampling
Lead-210
Dr. Lee Cooper team (University of Maryland) is calculating…
In Search of Chlorophyll
HAPS Core used to take a sediment core.
Philip with the cylinder from the HAPS core.
The cylinder is removed and now reveals the mud within the plexiglass tube.
The…
Ribbon Seal
Ribbon seals are fewer in number than the more common ringed and bearded seals and may be less impacted by sea ice loss because they are pelagic (live at sea) in the summer. If they are…
Lipid Biomarkers
You are what you eat or better said; you are a reflection of your diet. This statement is true for all organisms. Epibenthic (surface bottom dwellers) organisms can obtain their…
Choppy Seas
The Great Outdoors
I tossed and turned all night replaying the different events I have experienced thus far.... so much to tell.... so little time. It is 4 AM and here I am at the…
How You Catch Zooplankton and More...
The bongo net has two nets each having a different mesh size; one is 150 microns and the other is 500 microns.
Bongo Net
The ring net has a mesh size of…
The Beauty of Ice
In south Texas ice is ice.....well in the polar regions there are different terms describing different stages or phenomenon in or among ice formations. Take for instance polynya…
