by Jennifer Magnusson | Mar 16, 2023 | Atlantic 2023
An Equatorial Rite of Passage Leaving the Southern Hemisphere behind. ; March 13, 2023 by Ellen Park On March 13th at 20:49 UTC, we crossed the equator, leaving the southern hemisphere and entering the northern one! This moment was something that many of the...
by Jennifer Magnusson | Mar 13, 2023 | Atlantic 2023
Diving Deep for Data Our first float, Data Diver, has been deployed. ; Data Diver – Penn Alexander School in Philadelphia, PA Location: 4º 28’ S, 25ºW Time: FRI 10 MAR 2023 18:18 UTC Float Number: 1475 (WMO: 4903489) Float Type: Navis Float Program: GO-BGC...
by Jennifer Magnusson | Mar 9, 2023 | Atlantic 2023
Transit Activities: Decorating Floats We had a little decorating party during our transit! ; March 9, 2023 by Ellen Park After leaving Port Suape, Brazil on March 6th, we finally arrived at our first station at approximately 20:00 on March 8th. During transit,...
by George Matsumoto | Feb 12, 2023 | Southern Ocean 2023
Watching TIMA Tide Float Away Our tenth and final float, TIMA Tide 2023, has been deployed ; TIMA Tide 2023— Tybee Island Maritime Academy in Tybee Island, GA Location: 162° 17.7765’ W; 77° 23.8915’ S Time: Mon 06 FEB 2023 12:37 UTC Temperature: -3.2°C, Wind 24...
by George Matsumoto | Feb 12, 2023 | Southern Ocean 2023
A Day in the Life of the IBRV Araon Biogeochemical sampling in the Ross Sea. ; Connecting the Dots During this leg of the expedition, we have been moving through a number of sampling stations in the Ross Sea, kind of like the switchbacks of a ride line-up at an...
by George Matsumoto | Feb 12, 2023 | Southern Ocean 2023
Ariana's Yellow Tube of Science Our ninth float, Ariana Grande, has been deployed ; Ariana Grande— West Hawai’i Explorations Academy (WHEA) in Kona, HI Location: 169° 59.8048’ W; 77° 47.9938’ S Time: Wed 01 FEB 2023 07:34 UTC Temperature: -2.2°C, Wind 22...
