Ringed seal under Arctic sea ice
Cruise Day 35 Speed 0 knots (kts) Course n/a Location Makarov Basin, ~198 nautical miles south of N. Pole Depth 3475 m GO DEEPER DISCUSSION: (see previous journal for the questions.) To explain…
Compass on Healy’s helicopter deck
Cruise Day 34 Speed 6 knots (kts) Course 219° (SW) Location Makarov Basin, ~146 nautical miles south of N. Pole Depth 2783 m GO DEEPER DISCUSSION: (see previous journal for the questions.) To…
Tim Kenna sampling dirty ice
Cruise Day 33 Speed 0 knots (kts) Course 152° (SSE) Location Lomonosov Ridge Depth 2749 m GO DEEPER DISCUSSION: (see previous journal for the questions.) Sun dogs (also known as parhelia), are…
GEOTRACES snow sampling
Cruise Day 32 Speed 5 knots (kts) Course 152° (SSE) Location Lomonosov Ridge Depth 2749 m GO DEEPER DISCUSSION: (see previous journal for the questions.) Fresh water is less dense than salt…
Heading off for ice station at North Pole
Cruise Day 31 Speed 6 knots (kts) Course 157° (SSE) Location Lomonosov Ridge Depth 1392 m GO DEEPER DISCUSSION: (see previous journal for the questions.) Alfred Wegner was a German meteorologist…
2015 US Arctic GEOTRACES ship’s company portrait
Cruise Day 30 Speed 0 knots (kts) (on station) Course n/a Location Near North Pole Depth 4202 m GO DEEPER DISCUSSION: (see previous journal for the questions.) Riddle Answer: White. The course…
Screen Shot showing USCGC Healy at North Pole
Cruise Day 28Speed 0 knots (kts) (on station)Course n/aLocation North PoleDepth 4280 m GO DEEPER DISCUSSION: (see previous journal for the questions.) Ice is less dense than liquid water, which is…
Snowflakes on Jacket
Cruise Day 29 Speed 0 knots (kts) (on station)Course n/aLocation North PoleDepth 4236 m GO DEEPER DISCUSSION: (see previous journal for the questions.) I can think of a few ways to answer this…
Bill Schmoker & USCGC Healy
Cruise Day 27 Speed 6 knots (kts)Course 28° (NNE)Location Lomonosov Ridge, approx. 42nm S. of the North PoleDepth 2728 m GO DEEPER DISCUSSION: (see previous journal for the questions.) Lines of…
PolarTREC Teacher Bill Schmoker and Fogbow
Cruise Day 26 Speed 7 knots (kts)Course 10° NLocation Makarov Basin, approx. 97nm S. of the North PoleDepth 4003 m GO DEEPER DISCUSSION: (see previous journal for the questions.) Fogbows and…
Fogbow over Pack Ice
Cruise Day 25 Speed 0 knots (kts)Course N/ALocation Makarov Basin, approx. 139nm S. of the North PoleDepth 3949 m GO DEEPER DISCUSSION: (see previous journal for the questions.) We had a warm…
Snow on Deck
Cruise Day 24Speed 0 knots (kts)Course N/ALocation Makarov Basin, approx. 145nm S. of the North PoleDepth 3948 m GO DEEPER DISCUSSION: (see previous journal for the questions.) The gray areas…