A20 Weekly Update #2

A20 Weekly Update #2

A20 Week 2 Cruise Update A busy week at sea ; March 30, 2021 A20 Weekly Cruise update #2 The last week has been a busy one. We completed the closely spaced shelf and slope boundary stations around 1:30 am on March 24 (ship time) and turned due south. With wider...
March 29, 2021—Day 14

March 29, 2021—Day 14

Vanadium Iodine Sulfur (VIS) ready for launch WMO #5906440 (VIS) is getting a final check before launch ; March 29, 2021 A beautiful daytime launch for Vanadium Iodine Sulfur (VIS)  At 1240 UTC (coordinated Universal Time) on March 29th, 2021, the third float of the...
March 27, 2021—Day 12

March 27, 2021—Day 12

Second GO-BGC Float ready for launch Lewisburg Eel Express heading to the rail for launch ; March 27, 2021 Second float away as A20 keeps heading south At 0800 UTC (coordinated Universal Time) on March 27th, 2021, the second float of the newly NSF funded GO-BGC Array...
March 25, 2021—Day 10

March 25, 2021—Day 10

Launch of the First GO-BGC Float! Europa is launched marking the start of a new NSF funded program ; March 25, 2021 The start of a new NSF funded program – the GO-BGC Array At 2347 UTC (coordinated Universal Time) on March 24th, 2021, the first float of the...
March 22, 2021—Day 7

March 22, 2021—Day 7

GO-BGC Floats getting ready to get wet The GO-BGC floats are being decorated with their adopted names ; March 22, 2021 One day to first GO-BGC deployment The R/V Thomas G Thompson has started the A20 Expedition and the first GO-BGC float is scheduled to be launched...