Straneo OSNAP: Cruise AR69-03 intro
By Monica Nelson Out in the Irminger Sea, our world is at once both very small and very expansive. Confined to R/V Neil Armstrong our world consists of the instrument-laden…
Labrador Sea Weather Forecasts – Meet our Meteorologist and Weather Technician aboard the RV Meteor
By Anne-Sophie Fortin Every day aboard starts with looking up the weather forecast from our favourite meteorologist aboard: Julia Wenzel. Her forecasts are central to the planning of our day-to-day…
Gliders Recovery with a Rescue Parachute
We returned where we investigated an eddy last week to recover our two gliders that have been collecting data since then. Because of the strong winds, low visibility, and high…
Mooring Deployment at Station K1
This week, we recovered, serviced, and redeployed the last mooring of our cruise, the K1 mooring. This mooring measured continuously temperature and salinity in the central Labrador Sea since the…
HOW MUCH LAUGHING GAS IS DISSOLVED IN SEAWATER?
By Elizabeth Wallace Here aboard Meteor, there are many interrelated projects happening which will all add to our understanding of this complex region of the ocean, the Subpolar North Atlantic.…
Exploring the Western Labrador Sea Aboard the RV Meteor – Week #2
By Anne-Sophie Fortin You may find this blog post also at https://www.oceanblogs.org/meteor184. In addition, you can follow Meteor’s position and path at https://beluga.geomar.de/m184. POLAR LIGHTS, RED MOON, AND SHOOTING STARS…
Argo Float Recovery Near Greenland – RV Meteor
You may find this blog post also on oceanblogs. Follow Meteor’s position in real time! Over the past 20 years, Argo floats have caused a small revolution in the field…
Exploring the Western Labrador Sea Aboard the RV Meteor – Week #1
By Anne-Sophie Fortin Departure from St John’s Harbour August 11-12, 2022 The water is still in the harbour by night. Shrouded in what seems like a perpetual mist, the Meteor…
A Modeler’s First Cruise
By Daan Reijnders “Well, I’m somewhat of a stowaway here…” This is how I’ve been introducing myself to some crew members in the messroom during dinner or when fetching some…
The night shift
By Phoebe Hudson It’s 11 pm – time to wake up! I re-open my porthole and it’s now dark outside, with only the whitewash as a contrast against the dark…