by George Matsumoto | Mar 17, 2024 | South Atlantic 2024
Ocean Depths Exploring Extreme Pressure Changes ; How does water depth affect pressure changes? Simply put, as depth increases, the weight of the water above exerts more pressure on objects below, potentially causing them to shrink or collapse under the immense...
by George Matsumoto | Mar 16, 2024 | South Atlantic 2024
POV: You are sampling the CTD March 12, 2024 ; Sampling the CTD is part of life for most scientists aboard research trips like this. Anywhere from 1-3 times a day when the CTD is pulled back on board we all come out of our labs where we had been hunkered down and...
by Jennifer Magnusson | Mar 16, 2024 | Indian 2024
Fishstick Floats Away Our third float, Fishstick! has been deployed in the Southern Ocean ; Fishstick!— Salinas High School; Salinas, CA Location: 56° 29′ 20.04” S; 83° 46′ 34.68” E Time: Tue 12 MAR 2024 12:45 UTC Temperature: 3.0°C, Wind 20...
by George Matsumoto | Mar 13, 2024 | South Atlantic 2024
GO-BGC Floats - Part 2 What do the data tell us? ; 13 March 2024 An earlier blog in our series described the Global Ocean Biogeochemistry Array (GO-BGC) program and their Adopt-a-Float outreach program. We showcased the first six of the 11 GO-BGC Navis Argo floats...
by George Matsumoto | Mar 12, 2024 | South Atlantic 2024
The Wonderful World of Alchemical Oxygen Modifications to Classic Water Chemistry ; 11 March 2024 Alchemy is essentially the art of turning one substance into another purer form, or finding the deeper, true value of it through some magical route. Often it is thought...
by George Matsumoto | Mar 11, 2024 | South Atlantic 2024
Microplastic Microcosm March 11, 2024 ; It’s no secret that plastics and microplastics (MP) have spread like an unstoppable wave across our oceans. Marine plastics can be found covering the ocean’s surface and hiding in its deepest trenches. Their interactions with...
