On our cruise, the scientists' areas of expertise are all different, like pieces of a quilt. All of the pieces are important to the whole quilt as they rely upon each other to make the quilt. The…
Sounds aboard the Healy
What do I hear?
While in the ice, the ship can make sounds from birds chirping to loud bangs, squeaks and swooshes.
Listed below are the sounds found at the end of the…
Where are we in relationship with other places in the Northern Hemisphere? Maryland is almost half way around the world from the Bering Sea. Check out the map to see how far the Bering Sea is from…
What is 420 feet long, 82 feet high, breaks ice up to 4.5 ft thick at 3 knots, and can travel 300 miles in open seas in 24 hours? It is the USCGC Healy. The Healy is the largest and newest Coast…
What happens to marshmallow when left out in the cold air for 2 days? Lets check the before and after pictures of the marshmallows.
About 9.9 cm
About the same measurement
A polar bear has…
Scientist Laura Gemery shares her story of "Life on the Back Deck"During this cruise, the chief scientist, Dr. Lee Cooper, has planned 40 collection stops, called stations. Collection is carried out…
Morale is important to keep up and who can do that best? The cooks. If the food is good, everyone is happy. If the food is bad, the cooks hear about it.
A happy, hungry crew. Bill Springer, helo…
Where are those tagged walruses? With the mapserver we can follow the walruses while on the ship. The map below shows us where the walruses are going. The larger red triangles show the current…
What is big, brown, and has two tusks? A tooth walker, commonly called a walrus.
What a pair!
Tonight we were able to see about 80 walruses swimming in the water, creating quite the splash. As the…
A small village on St. Lawrence Island.
On Friday, March 20th, I experienced the second best ride in my life as I traveled by helicopter over the Bering Sea crossing St. Lawrence Island to a small…
After spending time with Steve Roberts, creator of GIS web tool on the Healy, I learned how to use other tools he has created. Different satellite images can be collected and pieced together to…
Do I hear bongo drums? No, it is Dr. John Nelson, biologist, going to work after several hours of sleep. He works every station so he is up most of the time.
...ready for action
He is collecting…
