This isn’t farewell, it’s see you soon.
I am not sure even where to start with this post cruise blog. Simply put, being on the R/V Atlantis was single handedly one of the most amazing, incredible, life … Read More
Updates from Sea
Post Cruise Update: With Erin Sharpe
Post Cruise Thoughts. I have caught the oceanography bug, and I look forward to my social media updates on Human Occupied Vehicle Alvin, the Research Vessel Atlantis, and many others. … Read More
PUFINS Research Recap
Project Summary To summarize many weeks of work most succinctly, our June voyage aboard the R/V Atlantis was a success. We were able to recover the desired cores of … Read More
Graduate Student Research
On this cruise, we were joined by seven graduate students pursuing their own paths of research. Over the course of the voyage, onboard educators were able to learn more … Read More
PUFINS: Weather at Sea
Summertime in Northeast United States, warm weather, pop up thunderstorms, humidity, and a bright sun, right? Well those terms for June are pretty accurate for the beach towns all along … Read More
Water Sampling with a CTD
Conductivity Temperature Depth _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ C, T, and D, rosette, Niskin bottles: I needed a vocabulary lesson before I could write about the large device the team has been putting into … Read More
What is in the Mud?
In order to unravel the story in the mud, scientists need to have good understanding of how the mud got there and the processes that deposited the sediment. This way … Read More
Stormy Seas
The PUFINS team experienced a little bit of bad weather over a couple of days, but we also saw some dolphins! Check out the video below to see what it … Read More
Water Sampling with McLane Pumps
McLane Pump If you’re like me you’re wondering how our research team samples the ocean at various depths? For this trip we have 2 techniques, the CTD, more information coming … Read More
Scientist’s Guide to Describing Mud
Collected sediment is described in detail on the ship, as soon as possible after core sections are split. It is important to record these observations quickly, as shrinkage and … Read More