Hey Crew- more great news from our 2015 trip to the North Pole and back! Another little wooden float boat that we deployed atop the Arctic ice pack on our way back from the pole has been recovered…
This past October, I had an amazing notification pop up in my email letting me know that I had a new comment on my 2015 US Arctic GEOTRACES expedition page. It pertained to a neat citizen science…
The Sun makes its way across the sky low and parallel to the horizon at the North Pole
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There are some pretty amazing things to see above the Arctic Circle, and I discussed many of…
Seal's-Eye View of CTD Cast
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One of the major aspects of the 2015 US Arctic GEOTRACES Expedition was to obtain water samples for various trace element and nutrient testing. The…
Kyle Dilliplaine drills an ice core at the North Pole
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In today’s GEOTRACES Cinema installment I have a few videos showing some of the aspects of ice sampling that we conducted on…
A polar bear leaps across a bit of open water among ice floes.
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One aspect of the expedition that I particularly enjoyed was looking for polar wildlife. I was pretty busy most…
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I’m happy to say that I’m about adjusted back to “real” life, at least as much as I ever am. I still have a box of stuff on the way that I mailed from Dutch Harbor but otherwise…
Cruise Day 64
Speed 0 knots (kts) (at port)
Course n/a
Location Dutch Harbor, Alaska
Depth n/a
GO DEEPER DISCUSSION: (see previous journal for the questions.)
Prior to on-board refrigeration…
Cruise Day 63
Speed 17 knots (kts)
Course 180° (S)
Location Bering Sea, ~304nm N. of Dutch Harbor, Alaska
Depth 42 m
GO DEEPER DISCUSSION: (see previous journal for the questions.)
Orcas are…
Cruise Day 62
Speed 17 knots (kts)
Course 180° (S)
Location Bering Strait, ~8nm W. of Cape Prince of Wales, Alaska
Depth 53 m
GO DEEPER DISCUSSION: (see previous journal for the questions.)…
Cruise Day 61
Speed 17 knots (kts)
Course 244° (WSW)
Location Chukchi Sea, ~100 nm W of Barrow, Alaska
Depth 48 m
GO DEEPER DISCUSSION: (see previous journal for the questions.)
By running in…
Cruise Day 60
Speed 1.3 knots (kts) (on station)
Course 300° (WNW)
Location Chukchi Shelf, ~121 nm WNW of Barrow, Alaska
Depth 37 m
GO DEEPER DISCUSSION: (see previous journal for the questions…
