by George Matsumoto | Apr 11, 2025 | Indian 2025
The first BGC-Argo floats have been deployed The deployment of a Solo BGC-Argo float over the side of the RV Tommy Thompson. ; On April 5th and 9th, we deployed our first two BGC-Argo float! Everything went very smoothly for Floater the Explorer and Sakai Coho 2,...
by George Matsumoto | Apr 5, 2025 | Indian 2025
The Amazing Shrinking Styrofoam Cup: A Deep-Sea Physics Adventure Ever wondered what happens when you send a regular cup to the bottom of the ocean? ; 🎯 What’s the Experiment? Oceanographers (a.k.a. sea scientists) sometimes attach styrofoam cups to a piece of...
by George Matsumoto | Mar 30, 2025 | Indian 2025
Deploy, recover, sample, deploy... A day in the life of a CTD Watchstander ; By the time I started my PhD program, I had decided that field work and chemistry labs weren’t for me. I was content to sit at home in Colorado and study the ocean from afar with my computer....
by George Matsumoto | Mar 27, 2025 | Indian 2025
A first-timer's first week at sea Roxanne Mina reflects on Week 1 of her first research cruise experience. ; After going through two postponed GO-SHIP cruises, I’ve learned that observational oceanography can be unpredictable. Challenges from ship mechanical issues,...
by Jennifer Magnusson | Mar 24, 2025 | Indian 2025
Fremantle and Beyond Due to a slight delay, Melissa Miller and some of the other scientists had a chance to explore Fremantle and the surrounding area ; Underway at last! After a slight delay, I09N is underway! All lab gear is onboard and secured for sea and the...
by Jennifer Magnusson | Feb 7, 2025 | Indian 2025
Pre-cruise Decorating Melissa Miller had a chance to decorate the floats for this expedition before they were loaded for shipment. ; Welcome to the I09N cruise blog! So many things will be happening on this cruise and GO-BGC floats are only a small part of that....
