February – April, 2024: The 4th occupation of US GO-SHIP I08S in the southeastern sector of the Southern Ocean is underway. The science party met the R/V Thomas Thompson docked in Fremantle, Australia where they loaded all their gear and began setting up the lab spaces and equipment. The R/V Thompson will steam south for approximately 10 days to the Antarctic shelf before turning north and beginning the occupation of stations.
Please find the clickable weekly reports below.
You can also follow the expedition through our participant I08S GO-SHIP/GO-BGC cruise blog!
Weekly Reports