by George Matsumoto | May 13, 2024 | East Pacific 2024
Melissa meets Alvin Melissa Miller gets to experience the wonders of the HOV Alvin ; Today I got to tour Alvin, a submersible that lives aboard R/V Atlantis. Even though we’re not using it on the transit, there’s three WHOI engineers onboard getting it ready for the...
by George Matsumoto | May 13, 2024 | East Pacific 2024
Aqua Serenity The FIRST Scripps SOLO float has been launched – and the name is Aqua Serenity. ; We deployed the first Scripps SOLO float in dark and foggy conditions. The biology class from UT University Academy that adopted it gave it the perfect name, Aqua...
by Jennifer Magnusson | May 9, 2024 | East Pacific 2024
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...
by Jennifer Magnusson | May 9, 2024 | East Pacific 2024
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....
by Jennifer Magnusson | May 9, 2024 | East Pacific 2024
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...
by Jennifer Magnusson | Apr 20, 2024 | Southern Ocean 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...
