by George Matsumoto | Mar 31, 2021 | Expedition, North Atlantic 2021
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...
by George Matsumoto | Mar 29, 2021 | Expedition, North Atlantic 2021
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...
by George Matsumoto | Mar 28, 2021 | Expedition, North Atlantic 2021
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...
by George Matsumoto | Mar 25, 2021 | Expedition, North Atlantic 2021
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...
by George Matsumoto | Mar 22, 2021 | Expedition, North Atlantic 2021
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...