Update
The weather is much calmer now and we’re back to mapping and doing lots
of CTDs. It’s hard to believe it’s been just under a month out here
already! Pretty soon we’re going to be wrapping up…
Update
It’s been an exciting evening as a storm has rolled into the area.
We’ve had winds over 90mph, which is officially hurricane force wind on
the Beaufort Scale. Although we’re perfectly safe on…
Update
It's getting late in the season. The sea ice is filling and and we're
finding it's almost solid in areas we were able to easily get to just a
few weeks ago.
Pancake ice rolling on the swell…
Update
It’s funny how quickly the weather can change here. Just overnight it
went from sunny and relatively warm-ish to snowing, foggy, and -30F with
60+mph winds. I was going to go outside today,…
Update
It was great to talk to all of you who made it to the PolarConnect
event. A big thank you to PolarTREC, Cabrillo Marine Aquarium, and NSF!
For those of you that missed it, we’ll put a…
While we've been busy mapping the continental shelf and doing CTDs,
we're a world away from everyone that is keeping busy back at home. My
co-workers at the Aquarium have been preparing for the…
Upcoming PolarConnect Event
Be sure to register for our upcoming PolarConnect Webinar on April
18th, 2015 at 1pm Pacific DST [12pm Alaska DST; 2pm Mountain DST; 3pm
Central DST; 4pm Easter DST]!…
Meet the Scientists: Dr. Alex Fraser
Dr. Alex Fraser on the helo deck of the R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer in East Antarctica.
Post-doctoral fellow at the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science…
Today we’re back to the expected, cold, blustery, and snowing weather;
it feels like -13F with the 57mph winds. However, yesterday evening we
had calm winds and clear skies, so after another CTD, the…
When people think “Antarctica” probably one of the first things that
comes to mind are the black and white, flightless birds that are highly
adapted for life in the water: penguins!
As we travel…
It’s really warm today. The ice has melted off the ship and I went
outside without a jacket or thermals, just jeans and a hoodie. It’s 35F…
it’s above freezing! So unusual for this time of year and…
