“We are completing our second week at sea and are halfway through A22. Right now, we are on station 50!..” Read about the A22 second week report here.
Read about the first week for A22!
From Chief Scientist Viviane Menezes and co-Chief Scientist Jesse Anderson: “So far, the sea has been flat and the weather warm— the cruise is going smoothly.” In the first week, we have: Occupied 22 stations, most showing Subtropical Underwater. Currents are relatively weak ~20-30 cm/s and we crossed the Caribbean Current without problems Deployed 6 floats: 3 Core Argo, 2 …
Check out the Reuters story for Earth Day
Check out the Reuters video for Earth Day that starts out with a (fun!) video by Andrew Collins (NOAA/PMEL) of the first GO-BGC float deployment on the US GO-SHIP A20 cruise on the R/V TG Thompson. For the video click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrO18unHCk4 For the full story click here: https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/robots-fan-out-across-worlds-oceans-monitor-their-health-2021-04-21/
Compilation of dissolved organic matter (DOM) data obtained from global ocean observations from 1994 to 2020
This compilation consists of measurements of dissolved organic matter (DOM) and other chemical and hydrographic parameters obtained during the global ocean observations from 1994-01-01 to 2019-12-31. Measurements of dissolved organic matter (DOM) in the open ocean have increased greatly since the late 1980’s, spurred by the growth in scientific interest directed at the ocean carbon cycle. DOM data generated by …
A22 is on its way!
The US GO-SHIP A22 cruise departed on April 20, 2021 from the US Virgin Islands, on the R/V TG Thompson. Crew and scientists are now transiting to their first station and first Argo deployment! Follow the journey led by Chief Scientist Viviane Menezes (WHOI) and co-Chief Scientist Jesse Anderson (WHOI) on the cruise blog! Location of R/V Thompson on April …
Final week for the A20 cruise!
“This is the final update for the 2021 occupation of A20. The last week continued to run smoothly and we completed the final station (90) at 01:17 on April 13th UTC…” Read about the third week on board of the R/V TG Thompson here.
Week 3 for the A20 crew
”This last week has been one of pleasant routine..” Read about the third week on board of the R/V TG Thompson here.
READ THE A20 WEEKLY CRUISE UP-DATE #2
”The last week has been a busy one. We completed..” Read about the second week on board of the R/V TG Thompson here.
Read the A20 Weekly Cruise update #1
”In 2021 embarking on an oceanographic voyage has unique challenges..” Read about the first week on board of the R/V TG Thompson here.
A20 is underway!
After 2 weeks of pre-boarding isolation, at 01:39 PM Eastern Time the R/V TG Thompson has departed and it’s now on its way to the test station. From the Chief Scientist, Ryan Woosley: “The weather was quite cold and windy. The seas are calm so far, but will likely pick up in a couple of days..” Follow their journey on …