Which day is today?
By Camille Lique If you ask anyone on the ship “which day is today?”, it will likely take a few seconds before you get an answer. It might actually even…
Playing jigsaw with strategy
By Camille Lique So. Here was the plan. Fairly simple on the paper. Leaving Brest on June 6th. Five days of travel to reach the South CTD section (each blue…
RREX Cruise Observations
By Camille Lique First, if you want to know where we are right now, have a look here. We are now running measurements at full speed. This means that we…
RREX 2015 cruise underway
By Camille Lique It has been almost a week since the RREX 2015 cruise started. After loading all our scientific equipment onto the N/O Thalassa, and finding a place for…
Northern gliders linking OSNAP and Vitals
Northern gliders linking OSNAP and Vitals Brad deYoung, Jaime Palter, Ralf Bachmayer, Robin Matthews, Tara Howatt, Brian Claus – Memorial and McGill Universities At Memorial we are active not only…
Glass floats embark on a 2 year mission at sea
As we head back towards Reykjavik, 19 long cylindrical glass floats are just beginning their own journeys. Over the course of our month at sea, WHOI technician Elizabeth Bonk deployed…
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.…
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…