Life in Knorr-world
The internet connection on the R/V Knorr is tenable, but slow. When I sit down at the computer, I often bring reading material to look at while web pages load.…
Through the Prince Christian Sound
Photos by Carolina Nobre “Greenland is great because it has complex boundary currents,” explains Bob Pickart. That’s why, in the course of our trip, we’ve spent a lot of time…
Deploying tripods on the continental shelf
The so-called “tripods” on board the Knorr look like lunar landers, or blobs of giant pollen, depending on how you tilt your head. They’re a kind of mooring: a package…
Resolutions
At all hours of the day and night, the team of 6 watchstanders have been taking turns hauling a heavy piece of equipment into and out of the ocean. The…
How do we measure currents?
By Nick Foukal As our chief scientist Bob Pickart says, we’re out here on the ocean to build a “picket fence.” Practically though, the pickets in this fence – moorings…
Night watch by the light of the supermoon
The Knorr never sleeps. So neither do the scientists on it — or at least not all at the same time. Between sunrise and sunset, two “watch standers” and one…
Here we are, headed toward Greenland
In my old bedroom at my parents’ there is a framed cloth with my name and birthday embroidered in thread. Around the border, there are ducks. They are floating on…