SEAPLEX Day 13 Part 2
Our second post was written by our at sea communications and outreach team of Lara Dickens and Mario Aguilera. They write: MARIO AND LARA’S HAPPY BLOG The blogs from the ship have been a little...
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Our post today is from SEAPLEX chief scientist and Scripps grad student, Miriam Goldstein. Miriam writes: Some days out here, the ocean is as smooth and gentle as a pond. The ocean heaves gently,...
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Our post today is from Chelsea Rochman. This is her third post. Chelsea writes: The array of emotions this cruise has brought to us all is indescribable. It started off with such excitement and...
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The SEAPLEX researchers have finished their intensive gyre sampling and are heading to Newport, Oregon. However, while working long hours with little sleep, some of the researchers and crew members...
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The New Horizon will dock in Newport, Oregon on Friday. Don’t forget to vote for your favorite SEAPLEX haiku! Voting closes today at noon Pacific time! Our first post today is from SEAPLEX volunteer,...
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Our second post today is from Andrew Titmus. Andrew writes: One of the greatest things about this cruise is that each of the scientists onboard comes from a different background and is out here working...
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All sampling on the SEAPLEX cruise has stopped. They are experiencing some rougher weather (6 feet swells). This means that the ship can’t travel quite as quickly, so they don’t have time to slow...
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Our second post today is from Meg Rippy. Meg writes: Hello everyone, Meg Rippy here. I realized recently that I haven’t really described why I’m out here in the North Pacific subtropical gyre, other...
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The SEAPLEX cruise is almost over! They will be in Newport tomorrow, and then most of the science party will be back in San Diego on Saturday. I am not sure what the fate of the blog will be after...
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Assuming that no one suddenly has some extra time and the computers are still set up, this is the last blog from the SEAPLEX cruise. However, please join the Google Group so that we can let you know...
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