Visiting Brevig
It’s only been a couple of months since the cruise, but it already feels like ages ago! Since disembarking the ship, we’ve all been very busy catching up with life, analyzing data (…
Demob
We used the crane to load and unload some very large pieces of equipment. Here, Tony and Casey are helping to transfer a frame to hold an incubator onboard.
We docked in Nome at 9:00 am (…
Sea State: one foot seas
Sea Surface Temperature: 53 F
Wild Weather
The storm continued all night and into the morning. The pitching of the ship tossed us around in our bunks all night. Walking…
Sea State: 6 foot swells
Sea Surface Temperature: 43 F
A Bouncy Ride
With 6 foot swells, it is too rough to deploy the CTD and other equipment. We finished our zig-zag course collecting surface…
Sea State: 6-10 foot seas
Sea Surface Tempeature: 42 F
Stormy Seas
Around 3:00 this morning I heard the engines changing as we came to a station. They were able to quickly squeeze in the CTD and a…
Sea Surface Temperature: 47 F
Sea State: 2 foot seas
Meet the Birds
Many birds have flown by us as we have crisscrossed the seas. This is a real treat for a bird nerd such as myself. I thought I…
Sea Surface Temperature: 42 F
Sea State: 2-4 foot seas
Depth: 124 feet
Where are the cysts?
This board shows what samples will be taken at each station. Everyone is curious why we are finding…
Sea Surface Temperature: 40 F
Sea State: 2 foot seas
Too Much Ice
The original plan sent us quite far north. Satellite images showing sea ice in those areas forced us to change our plans. When we…
Sea Surface Temperature: 37 F
Sea State: 1-2 foot waves, ice in the distance
Depth: 114 feet (35 meters)
Welcome to the Beaufort Sea
Today we crossed from the Chukchi Sea to the Beaufort Sea. So…
Sea state: 3 foot swells
Sea Surface Temperature: 41 F
Depth: 24 meters (78 feet)
Back on Track
The seas calmed down around 9:00pm (2100 on a ship) on Thursday night and we were able to resume…
Sea State: 4 foot swells
Depth: 33 meters (108 feet)
Sea Surface Temperature: 40 F
Waiting out the Weather
It is 3:30 PM (known as 1530 on a ship) and we are on weather hold. In fact, we have…
Sea Surface Temperature: 41.36 F
The Spaceship onboard
In other photos you might have noticed the large object on deck that looks like a spaceship. It's actually the multicore. You can check out…