by George Matsumoto | Sep 18, 2025 | Adopt-a-Float, Outreach
Adopt-a-Float Sticker Contest 2026 Sticker Contest The 2026 Adopt-a-Float Sticker Contest winning entry was created by Shanaya and Chloe at Windemere Ranch Middle School in San Ramon, CA. In our design, we wanted to capture the vibrant colors of the ocean while...
by George Matsumoto | Apr 24, 2025 | Indian 2025
From Shouts to Signals: How Ocean Chemistry Comes Alive By GO-SHIP I09 tracer analyst Mary Kate (MK) Dinneen ; “10 ON 4, 10 ON 4!” That’s not a drill call—it’s a scientist calling out to the sample “cop,” making sure samples are collected from the right bottles on the...
by George Matsumoto | Apr 17, 2025 | Indian 2025
It's All Fun and Games We’re getting into our fourth week aboard the R/V Thompson; here’s a look at what we do off shift to keep ourselves sane. ; Monopoly Deal Most of the time, everyone gets along here. Not so during this game – we have vendettas....
by George Matsumoto | Apr 11, 2025 | South Atlantic 2025
First day at sea! We have officially been at sea for a whole day. This blog has some information about what I have been up to. ; We have officially been at sea for a whole day! we left around 9:00 PM on April 9th, and for three days before that, I explored Montevideo,...
by George Matsumoto | Apr 11, 2025 | Indian 2025
First float deployments The first BGC-Argo floats have been deployed from the R/V Thompson I09N ; On April 5th and 9th, we deployed our first two BGC-Argo floats! Everything went very smoothly for Floater the Explorer and Sakai Coho 2, adopted by Mission High School...
