Heading Out

Heading Out

Heading Out Amanda Pinson is sailing aboard the RRS Discovery COCO-VOC cruise to deploy BGC Argo floats ; 6/11/2026 After a one-day delay, the RRS Discovery departed from Southampton, UK for the COCO-VOC cruise on Tuesday, June 9th. I’m Amanda, a graduate student in...
CTD Rosette

CTD Rosette

What’s a CTD rosette and why does it matter?  The one-ton instrument at the center of repeat hydrography — and what it reveals about a changing ocean. ; 6/5/2026 I’m on board the R/V Marcus G. Langseth in the tropical North Pacific, conducting repeat hydrography along...
Tangible Ocean

Tangible Ocean

The Tangible Ocean  A physical oceanographer trades data screens for open ocean — and finds the sea full of life, light, and scale too vast for any map. ; 6/5/2026 I’m a second‑year PhD student in observational physical oceanography, and I’ve been an ocean researcher...
Underway

Underway

Underway and here to stay CTD watchstander Sarah Packman describes the first 3 weeks at sea aboard the R/V Langseth ; 6/1/2026 Hi y’all! My name is Sarah Packman, and I am a CTD watchstander aboard the R/V Langseth for P04E. After 3 weeks at sea, the science party has...
On Dry Land

On Dry Land

On Dry Land: The Marshall Islands Coral reefs, WWII wrecks, and warm welcomes while the science crew awaits departure from Majuro ; 5/9/2026 Iakwe from Majuro in the Marshall Islands! I’m Emma and I am a CTD Watchstander on the sunset shift (noon to midnight) on the...
The Data Ocean

The Data Ocean

The Data Ocean  Visualizing the rhythm, scale, and structure of a GO-SHIP cruise — one sample at a time ; 05/04/2026 What does an oceanographic cruise like GO-SHIP really look like, not as spreadsheets or station logs, but as a living flow of data? For this...