by Jennifer Magnusson | Oct 8, 2024 | Pacific 2024
Halfway there! Argo float deployments continue! And we skip Monday. ; Since I last wrote, the Thompson crew and I have deployed three more Argo floats, two BGC floats and one core float. That brings us to just past halfway through the journey! Every single deployment...
by Jennifer Magnusson | Oct 8, 2024 | Lindblad 2024
Oligo Oligo – adopted by the Sydney Distance Education High School in acknowledgement of the Oligocene ; October 7, 2024 The first 10 days have already gone.. They went so fast! And they were all beautiful, with mesmerizing sunsets and rainbows that have blessed...
by Jennifer Magnusson | Oct 6, 2024 | Pacific 2024
First two BGC floats We deploy the first two biogeochemical Argo floats of the trip, and I try my hand at seawater sampling ; I’m delighted to report that two new BGC Argo floats have been sent off on their watery adventures! Our BGC floats are shipped in sturdy...
by Jennifer Magnusson | Oct 6, 2024 | Pacific 2024
First core float deployment We deploy our first Argo float of the cruise, all goes smoothly! ; Last night we deployed our first Argo float of the trip, a core float that measures the basic physical properties necessary to understand the ocean state: temperature,...
by Jennifer Magnusson | Oct 4, 2024 | Lindblad 2024
BCHS Prawn Launching the BCHS Prawn float, adopted by the Ballina Coast High School (NSW, Australia) ; September 30, 2024 Greetings from the beautiful National Geographic Resolution! I’m on the repositioning voyage from Kobe (Japan), which we left just 3 days ago...
