by Jennifer Magnusson | Mar 10, 2024 | Indian 2024
Raphael Slithers into the Deep Our second float, “Raphael,” has been deployed in the Southern Ocean ; Raphael— Salinas High School; Salinas, CA Location: 64° 28′ 17.4” S; 80° 2′ 12.12” E Time: Wed 06 MAR 2024 10:54 UTC Temperature: -0.9°C, Wind...
by Jennifer Magnusson | Mar 8, 2024 | Indian 2024
Spotlight on Nurse Jennie Our onboard nurse maintains the health of the crew and science party and responds to any medical emergencies or health concerns aboard the ship. ; I originally started my maritime career working on ocean going tugboats. I was a deckhand and...
by Jennifer Magnusson | Mar 4, 2024 | Indian 2024
GO-SHIP I08S 2024: Weekly Update #1 The Trudging Forties ; 28 February 2024 Mobilization Mobilization (loading and unloading) for I08S cruise occurred from Feb 17 to 21 at the Australian Marine Complex where R/V Thomas G Thompson was berthed, just south of Fremantle,...
by Jennifer Magnusson | Mar 4, 2024 | Indian 2024
Trieste Descends Once Again Our first float, Trieste, has been deployed in the Indian Ocean ; Trieste—NAS Ocean Studies Board, Washington, DC Location: 87° 20′ 43.08” E; 54° 56′ 15.72” S Time: Fri 01 MAR 2024 02:18 UTC Temperature: 3.4°C, Wind...
by Jennifer Magnusson | Feb 26, 2024 | Indian 2024
Go-BGC, GO-SHIP? Go Fish! Who’s who in the soup of acronyms ; 26 February 2024 It’s true that science seems to be a sea of acronyms. Components, equipment, programs, agencies…everything is referred to by a shorter title, usually the letters that stand in for the...
