by George Matsumoto | Mar 28, 2025 | South Atlantic 2025
Paige McKay An introduction to Paige ; Hi! My name is Paige McKay, and I am currently a second-year undergraduate at the University of Washington School of Oceanography. I work as a lab tech at the UW Argo Float Lab and have been building, testing, and shipping Argo...
by George Matsumoto | Mar 27, 2025 | Indian 2025
A first-timer's first week at sea Roxanne Mina reflects on Week 1 of her first research cruise experience. ; After going through two postponed GO-SHIP cruises, I’ve learned that observational oceanography can be unpredictable. Challenges from ship mechanical issues,...
by Jennifer Magnusson | Mar 24, 2025 | Indian 2025
Fremantle and Beyond Due to a slight delay, Melissa Miller and some of the other scientists had a chance to explore Fremantle and the surrounding area ; Underway at last! After a slight delay, I09N is underway! All lab gear is onboard and secured for sea and the...
by Jennifer Magnusson | Feb 7, 2025 | Indian 2025
Pre-cruise Decorating Melissa Miller had a chance to decorate the floats for this expedition before they were loaded for shipment. ; Welcome to the I09N cruise blog! So many things will be happening on this cruise and GO-BGC floats are only a small part of that....
by Jennifer Magnusson | Nov 25, 2024 | Lindblad 2024
Big News Thingamajig Makes an Unbelievable Comeback! ; Big News: Thingamajig Makes an Unbelievable Comeback! Remember Float #22365, nicknamed Thingamajig, deployed just before our brief stop in Tahiti (see the blog post here)? Initially declared non-operational due to...
by Jennifer Magnusson | Oct 30, 2024 | Lindblad 2024
Cyance Our last float, Cyance, was deployed around 41° S, 80° W. ; October 25, 2024 These last couple of days have been very busy. The last float deployments were very close to each other and somehow, I didn’t sleep much. Today, October 25, marked the last of the...
