by George Matsumoto | Apr 4, 2021 | Expedition, North Atlantic 2021
MMHS Nemer in the water WMO #5906339 is on the way; the tag line will be removed next allowing the float to drift free before sinking ; April 4, 2021 Science doesn’t take any holidays at sea At 1340 UTC (coordinated Universal Time) on April 4th, 2021, the sixth...
by George Matsumoto | Apr 2, 2021 | Expedition, North Atlantic 2021
Admiral getting ready to get wet WMO #5906340 carefully carried from the crate to the rail ; April 2, 2021 No fooling around here as the fifth GO-BGC float is launched At 1215 UTC (coordinated Universal Time) on April 2nd, 2021, the fifth float of the newly NSF funded...
by George Matsumoto | Apr 2, 2021 | Expedition, North Atlantic 2021
Windston 7 decorated and ready for launch WMO #5906435 (Windston 7) from Anoka, MN ; March 31, 2021 No cyclones on the horizon for the launch today! At 1515 UTC (coordinated Universal Time) on March 31st, 2021, the fourth float of the newly NSF funded GO-BGC Array...
by George Matsumoto | Mar 31, 2021 | Expedition, North Atlantic 2021
A20 Week 2 Cruise Update A busy week at sea ; March 30, 2021 A20 Weekly Cruise update #2 The last week has been a busy one. We completed the closely spaced shelf and slope boundary stations around 1:30 am on March 24 (ship time) and turned due south. With wider...
by George Matsumoto | Mar 29, 2021 | Expedition, North Atlantic 2021
Vanadium Iodine Sulfur (VIS) ready for launch WMO #5906440 (VIS) is getting a final check before launch ; March 29, 2021 A beautiful daytime launch for Vanadium Iodine Sulfur (VIS) At 1240 UTC (coordinated Universal Time) on March 29th, 2021, the third float of the...
by George Matsumoto | Mar 28, 2021 | Expedition, North Atlantic 2021
Second GO-BGC Float ready for launch Lewisburg Eel Express heading to the rail for launch ; March 27, 2021 Second float away as A20 keeps heading south At 0800 UTC (coordinated Universal Time) on March 27th, 2021, the second float of the newly NSF funded GO-BGC Array...
