by Jennifer Magnusson | Jul 1, 2026 | East Atlantic 2026
Wrapping up float deployments All five BGC Argo floats have been deployed, I have mostly been staring at the sky. ; 6/17/2026 It’s been a little over a week since the first BGC float was deployed and we’ve just waved goodbye to the final float. With each pre-dawn CTD...
by Jennifer Magnusson | Jun 19, 2026 | East Atlantic 2026
Float Deployments 1 and 2 Back-to-back CTD stations and float deployments, plus some sight seeing ; 6/12/2026 We arrived on station for the first CTD cast and float deployment on June 11th a little before midday. This is called a ‘shake-down’ for the CTD, which...
by Jennifer Magnusson | Jun 19, 2026 | East Atlantic 2026
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...
by Jennifer Magnusson | Jun 9, 2026 | Tropical Pacific 2026
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...
by Jennifer Magnusson | Jun 9, 2026 | Tropical Pacific 2026
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...
