by Jennifer Magnusson | Jul 30, 2024 | Lindblad 2024
Lindblad Resolution Iceland Expedition getting ready for the repositioning transit ; Lindblad Expedition passengers aboard the National Geographic Resolution adopted one of the 12 floats we’ll deploy from the cruise ship this fall. The float will be deployed in...
by Jennifer Magnusson | May 26, 2024 | East Pacific 2024
Captain Beaver’s Shining Star SOLO float 4010 will forever roam the ocean under its new name “Captain Beaver’s Shining Star.” ; I’m no longer aboard R/V Atlantis. Instead, a full science party is working along the Aleutian Islands, taking Alvin dives to the seafloor...
by Jennifer Magnusson | May 26, 2024 | East Pacific 2024
Deploying Drifters On the last night of the transit, Melissa stayed up late to deploy 10 drifters from the Lagrangian Drifter Laboratory at Scripps. ; On the last night of the transit, I stayed up late to deploy 10 drifters from the Lagrangian Drifter Laboratory at...
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....
