One of the scientists on board is conducting a “webinar” on May 1 at 2:45 EDT for anyone who is interested in hearing and seeing more about the science being conducted on the cruise. Here is some more of the information about the event. Emily Davenport, a member of the Multi-core team, is coordinating it. […]
We spent most of yesterday afternoon and evening transiting to our next station where we arrived around midnight. It is a deep station in about 3500 meters of water so all of the sampling times are long as the instruments make their way through the water column. Sampling has continued into the morning with two […]
I decided to go to sleep last night for a little bit and wake up at 0530 for a net tow at 0600. Science happens around the clock on a research ship. Most scientists work in shifts, one group taking the night shift while the other takes the day shift, noon to midnight or midnight […]
The weather lifted a bit and the helicopter was able to start the transfer process from the ship. We eagerly awaited its arrival and hoped that the weather would hold long enough for all of us to get out. The helo holds three passengers with some cargo so we had to make three passenger trips […]
We woke up to snow and wind this morning which makes the transfer via helicopter questionable. We will try to raise the ship via radio and see what today will bring. Patience is important. Our scheduled transfer is to begin at 0900.
The wind is howling and the fog is thick so 0900 comes and goes […]
Because of the unpredictable weather in St Paul, we had to leave an extra day to ensure our arrival in St Paul on time to meet the ship on Sunday so we have today to explore the island. St Paul is a birders mecca in the summer when there are nesting birds and fur seals […]
Once settled into the hotel, we piled into our borrowed truck and headed into town to check out the store and the crab processing plant where we were going to be eating our meals for the next two days. Town was three miles from the airport down a dirt road with snow-covered fields on either […]
After packing up my gear, I headed to the airport in Anchorage to begin my journey to St. Paul in the Pribilof Islands, a group of islands in the middle of the Bering Sea. I met a few other scientists who were also meeting the ship in St Paul in the airport. The plane to […]
If you want to check out where the ship is in the Bering Sea, follow this link to the USCG Healy’s website where the ship’s position is logged:
http://www.icefloe.net/cruisetrack.html
This is a map of the cruise plan of where samples will be taken during the cruise:
Here are some images of the sea ice coverage currently in the study area. It is early spring now so the ice should begin to recede. I am currently in Anchorage where it is a balmy 30 degrees Fahrenheit. I have been looking at the ice images in order to anticipate what lies ahead. (The […]