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Emily Klein
May 29, 2018 Emily Kleintravel

Our Last Post!

We arrived in San Diego early Saturday morning, and its been a whirlwind of warm welcomes and poignant goodbyes – after what all of us agree was an experience of a lifetime.  Sharing some finalContinue reading

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Emily Klein
May 24, 2018 Emily Kleintravel

The Bridge

The bridge is an open, well-lit and quiet space with a 360-degree view from on high. It is the command center of the ship, and it is manned 24 hours a day while we areContinue reading

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Charlie Dunham
May 22, 2018May 23, 2018 Charlie Dunhamtravel

Games at Sea (Part 2): Tape Bucket

Tape Bucket© is a complex and constantly evolving high-intensity sport. On first inspection Tape Bucket© may seem like a simple game developed to fill spare time; however, as you delve deeper the finer details andContinue reading

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Sara Afshar
May 20, 2018 Sara Afshartravel

The Galley

With more than forty people onboard, we take some feeding, especially since many of us have big appetites after a long day’s work. Three meals a day, meat available at all meals, as well asContinue reading

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Joe Cann
May 18, 2018 Joe Canntravel

Bonus Science!

We had anticipated that it would take sixty dredges to sample the nine ridge segments within our ~200 mile-long study area – and indeed, that is the exact number of dredges we did!  And toContinue reading

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Gabby Alodia
May 16, 2018May 16, 2018 Gabby Alodiatravel

Games at Sea (part 1): What Happens during Night Shifts

At sea, we work 24 hours a day. That means we take turns on survey and dredge watches. Part of the science party do 8 hours of work with 16 hours of rest, while theContinue reading

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Sara Afshar
May 15, 2018 Sara Afshartravel

Little Bird and Magnificent Skies

Today we are going to share with you the story of Joe and a small bird (probably a storm petrel)  with some selected photos of the numerous clouds and sunsets we have observed so far.Continue reading

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Sara Afshar
May 14, 2018 Sara Afshartravel

Talks at Sea and Around the Clock Learning

Since we set sail, we have had presentations on an almost daily basis. Both the science and the cultural contents have been interesting and diverse. In the beginning, Emily, Debbie and Joe started with subjectsContinue reading

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Gaby Alodia
May 13, 2018 Gaby Alodiatravel

Our Logo!

  As Iker was scrolling through NOAA’s Twitter feed, he realized: we have no logo! With his creative energies beginning to flow, he looked at our bathymetric survey grid and realized that the overall shapeContinue reading

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Joe Cann
May 12, 2018 Joe Canntravel

The scientific nerve center

At the forward end of the main lab is an intimidating array of seventeen screens with a chair at which the scientist on watch sits – and watches.  If all is well, nothing much happens. Continue reading

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  • Our Last Post! May 29, 2018
  • The Bridge May 24, 2018
  • Games at Sea (Part 2): Tape Bucket May 22, 2018
  • The Galley May 20, 2018
  • Bonus Science! May 18, 2018
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