The Secret Life of Phytoplankton
Hello everyone! My name is Diana, and during this cruise, I am responsible for measuring the chlorophyll concentrations in the water at...
Coring Calamities
The marine technicians steady the Kasten corer after its return to the surface. We are still at yesterday’s sampling site this morning,...
Capturing the Magic of Diatom Alley
Colin’s first diatom growth experiment is complete. A day or so ago, I talked about the final stages of the experiment at which point the...
Return to Diatom Alley
Some days back, we talked about the start of Colin’s diatom growth experiment. Colin has collected diatoms from the Southern Ocean and...
Particle Pat the Pump Master, Part 2
Today, we return to Particle Pat’s heroic adventures in particle pumping. When we last left Pat, he was extremely soggy, somewhat foggy,...
Diatoms—Tiny Plants in Glasshouses
Jeremy L. asks: What do diatoms look like? How big are they and what colors? What are they doing to the ecosystem? Thank you for the...
Life on a Moving Surface
Before I embarked on this journey, I was very curious about what life would be like aboard a research vessel, especially one traversing...
Feb 4
Our story starts, like so many do, in a land far, far away. A parcel of water persistently marches north past the east coast of North...
Pump-mania & the Particle Master, Part 1
Yesterday, I helped Pat and Colin change the batteries in the four McLane pumps we use to collect particles from the water column. This...
Feb 1: Survey
“We’re looking for a flat place with mud,” says Becky. It’s early on the evening of February 1st, and we are approaching sampling site 3....
