Made it to round two
A typical day at sea, the seismic line is in the water, fog, and corn
hole.
Every now and then at sea there are mellow days. Science is happening,
but nothing cataclysmic.…
Walk this way
What a perfect way to start the day than with a glorious sun.
Last night, just a smidge before sunset, the MTs deployed the seismic
streamer. We are currently collecting amazing…
The GPS team has landed!
The zodiac approaching Smaaland Cove on its initial reconisance mission approximately 5:00 am.
The third time was the charm and the new GPS station is in and
operable.…
Working at Sea!
Another glorious day on board the RV Palmer. The sky is a bright blue,
and the winds, well they could be a little less than 40 knots. I have a
time-lapse camera bungied and duct…
Welcome to Kings Point!
The wind was buffeting around 50 knots, but I was snug and warm in my expedition jacket.
The crew knew yesterday that a storm was approaching. Our plan was to
complete as…
Great Day Today
Today was a day of running the seismic line. Lots of computer work,
decoding data, and looking at some amazing pictures of stratified
sediments a kilometer thick, thirty kilometers…
Morning everyone, it is another glorious day at sea.
Another great 4:30 am start to the day, life is good!
Hip hip hooray, the seas have calmed and at 4:30 this morning the crew
was out and about…
Calm Seas and Polar Profiles
Much of my past research experience has been in the Bering Sea, mostly
summer and fall, with fine weather. The Southern Ocean is very different
and as it is spring we…
In a word, wow!
South Georgia by sunrise. What an amazing way to start the day, and what a glorious sight.
Notice the glacier encroaching upon the ocean.
Today started with a glorious view of…
8 on the Beaufort Scale, and then some!
At 4:45 this morning I hopped up ready and raring to go! I must not
have been paying attention to the motion of the boat, for when I reached
the bridge…
Thar she blows, my first iceberg!
Location: Long -54 degrees 1.84 Lat -38 degrees 42.3Temp: -1.6CWindchill: -18C
Today started like any other, a bit anticlimactic as we are still transiting. In…
I miss google
I am an addict without her fix, I can not tell you how much I miss google. Almost every bit of scientific data I share with you takes me hours to decode. Yes, I have a forestry…
