US GO-SHIP A20-A22 2021

Unique foraminiferal diversity trends in the North Atlantic by Maya Prabhakar

2021-05-06T08:40:00.000-07:00

Foraminifera are very small, amoeboid ocean protists (single celled, amoeba-like organisms) which live in the upper portion of the water column. Their tests (shells) are calcareous and are left in the fossil record after they die. While alive, they can be seen in the water column, especially in the lower latitudes

Societal lessons from a floating research lab by Holly Olivarez

2021-05-03T08:16:00.000-07:00

The synergy on a hydrographic cruise is an excellent analogy for community life in any circumstance. Sixty people are on the ship for the purpose of taking measurements from a "vehicle" (more on that later) that holds many instruments to measure or collect various things in the ocean (temperature, saltiness, oxygen levels, etc.). This

Quarantine in St. Thomas: A tale of love by Ali Siddiqui

2021-04-22T21:30:00.001-07:00

As the A20 was underway in the North Atlantic, simultaneously, there was a bunch of people from all over the country scrambling to get to the end point of the 1st leg, which was the St. Thomas island. Just like the 1st leg, we were also asked to be in quarantine for 2 weeks, before we could board the ship. In this post, I

Imaging the Ocean by Stephanie O’Daly

2021-04-13T10:02:00.001-07:00

I'm a PhD student at the University of Alaska Fairbanks and I'm sailing on the A20/A22 US Go Ship cruises. As a part of my research working under Dr. Andrew McDonnell, I'll be deploying an instrument attached to the CTD Rosette called an Underwater Vision Profiler (UVP). This instrument helps us understand carbon cycling in the global oceans, particularly the biological carbon pump. The

Day 16 by Ben Freiberger

2021-04-07T16:00:00.000-07:00

This is the first blog post I have ever considered writing, and well outside my comfort zone, so here goes. Hi Mom. My name is Ben Freiberger. In August of last year, I was hired on as a lab tech for Dr. Todd Martz at Scripps Institution of Oceanography. For this cruise, I am farmed out to the Oceanographic Data Facility to collect and run discrete oxygen samples. I am sailing on both legs, A20

The Ebbs and Flows of the Atlantic by Cassondra DeFoor

2021-04-02T09:36:00.000-07:00

Figure 1: Myself in my foul weather bib and boots standing next to theRosette that is equipped with 36 Niskin bottles and the CTD which areused to collect oceanographic data. This is my first time on a research cruise and thus far, I havethoroughly enjoyed it. The first few days were spent in transit to thefirst station so we were able to relax and get our sea legs. I spentmost of my time

Life on the TGT by Francesca Alatorre

2021-03-26T13:59:00.000-07:00

Life thus far on the R/V Thomas G. Thompson has been one of the most exciting experiences of my academic and emerging research career in oceanography. I have a large variety of experience on water-crafts, including board sports, kayaking, outrigger canoeing, and sailing small boats under 14'. But this has been the longest amount of time I have spent on a&

The world of the TGT from a greenhorn - by Paige Hoel

2021-03-22T09:28:00.000-07:00