by Jennifer Magnusson | Aug 8, 2023 | Indian 2023
GO-SHIP IO5: CTD Casting Describing one cycle of CTD casting ; CTD Watch-standers Log: CTD Casting In one cycle of CTD casting, we start with a process called “cocking” where we need to manually pull out the top and bottom caps of the Niskin bottles (Rosette bottles)...
by Jennifer Magnusson | Aug 8, 2023 | Indian 2023
CTD Watch-standers Log: GO-SHIP I05 Week 2 Sampling and life at sea in rougher weather ; Us: “Deck, lab. Ready to power on the Log.” “Lab, Deck. You may power on the Log.” Us: “Lab, copy.” On our 11th day aboard the R/V Roger Revelle we started our first day of what...
by George Matsumoto | Aug 7, 2023 | Indian 2023
GO-SHIP IO5: Launching Floats The GO-SHIP IO5 expedition launched one GO-BGC and two SOCCOM floats ; GO-SHIP I05: Launching Three Adopted Floats The Adopt-A-Float program is run by GO-BGC but includes floats from the SOCCOM project as well. You can find out more about...
by George Matsumoto | Aug 7, 2023 | Indian 2023
GO-SHIP IO5: Two Weeks Out Time certainly moves differently out here in the Indian Ocean. ; CTD Watch-standers Log: August 5 As of 0600 today, we have been at sea for exactly two weeks. Time certainly moves differently out here in the Indian Ocean. In...
by George Matsumoto | Aug 7, 2023 | Indian 2023
GO-SHIP IO5: Life at Sea What is life at sea like? ; CTD Watch-standers Log: July 25 The RV Roger Revelle departed Fremantle, Australia on July 22 at 0600 as part of the GO-SHIP program. It is only day 4 of our research and already, this has been the most exciting and...
by Jennifer Magnusson | Jul 30, 2023 | Indian 2023
CTD Watch-standers Log: GO-SHIP I05 Week 1 Working together to collect data in the South Indian Ocean along the I05 transect ; Us: “Deck, lab. Ready to power on the Log.” “Lab, Deck. You may power on the Log.” Us: “Lab, copy.” All aboard the R/V Roger Revelle, for the...
