Once again, with everyone suited up and ready to go at 4:30 AM, we had to cancel our work at the biology station. The CTD went in successfully over the stern, but it was obvious when the the…
I'm going to start with a quick update from yesterday. After cancelling the previous station due to weather, the ship moved to the next station with the hope that the waves and winds would die down…
After completing the lengthy first full station, everyone was ready for the next full station, scheduled to begin around noon yesterday. This one began with a productivity cast with the CTD.…
It's safe to say that the weather conditions weren't ideal for our first full biological station. A cold rain/sleet prevailed for the entire 9 hours that people were on deck. In addition, it was in…
When research ships are at sea, it’s never easy to pinpoint exact times such as port arrival and departure, times when the ship will arrive at a station, or how long it will stay at a station. A…
Dr. Jackie Grebmeier, the scientist with whom I'll be working, and I arrived at approximately the same time in Anchorage last night, and as we headed to our hotel Jackie told me stories of her…
Traveling from Burlington, VT to Nome, Alaska isn't exactly coast-to-coast, but it's close. The actual distance is 3,577.5 miles as the crow flies. However, Burlington is a small airport, and most…
Although his will be my eighth trip to the Arctic on board a science research cruise, it still takes time to get organized and to pack. Because we'll be sailing into Russian waters, the first order…
