Drifters

Drifters

Deploying Drifters On the last night of the transit, Melissa stayed up late to deploy 10 drifters from the Lagrangian Drifter Laboratory at Scripps. ; On the last night of the transit, I stayed up late to deploy 10 drifters from the Lagrangian Drifter Laboratory at...
Game Nights

Game Nights

Game Nights We’ve all got a lot of work to do, but with 24 hours a day, we need some time to unwind too. ; I had no idea what it would be like to come onboard a ship where I don’t know anyone, it has probably been 10 or more years since that was the case! On top of...
NOAA Floats

NOAA Floats

Two NOAA floats are away! We’ve had great weather and deployed both of the NOAA floats on May 7. ; Two NOAA floats are away! We’ve had great weather and deployed both of the NOAA floats on May 7. The first was at 2:30 in the morning and the second at 7pm that evening....
Introduction

Introduction

Introducing Melissa Miller Melissa Miller will be writing from onboard the R/V Atlantis as the ship transits from San Diego, California to Kodiak, Alaska. ; Hello, I’m Melissa Miller writing from onboard the R/V Atlantis as the ship transits from San Diego, California...
4/15/2024

4/15/2024

The Art of Science Decorating floats and cups onboard the RVIB Palmer ; April 15, 2024 Although there is a ton of science happening aboard research vessels, there is also a surprising amount of arts and crafts during the down times. So far on this cruise, many science...