Our first night on the R/V LMG while in
transit was pretty smooth. We are
following down the East Coast of South America and are experiencing calm
seas. Tonight we will leave the shelter
of the coastline and venture into Drake Passage.
South America at 10 p.m. |
This afternoon Chief Scientist Dr.
Reide Corbett (East Carolina University and UNC Coastal Studies Institute), Dr.
Rich Viso from Coastal Carolina University (CCU), and Dr. J.P. Walsh (ECU and
UNC-CSI) finished constructing the “clean room” for our trace metals
analysis. The rest of our scientific
team consists of Dr. Rick Peterson from CCU, graduate students Jared Crenshaw
and David Hawkins from ECU, graduate student Leigha Peterson from CCU, and myself,
David Sybert from UNC-CSI. This group
will be broken into two teams and work twelve-hour shifts while conducting
science.
Dr. Corbett installs the clean room |
Many of our science team has also
volunteered to help collect information from the Drake Passage as part of an
ongoing study that has gone on for 15 years through the National Science
Foundation (NSF). The Marine Technicians
on board will show us sampling techniques for the NSF study and the analysis
that needs to be done during our three-day crossing. Dr. Corbett’s data collections will not start
until we reach the Antarctic Continent.
- David Sybert
- David Sybert
You guys are working hard it seems! Enjoy the calm seas before entering the DP. I've enjoyed the updates!
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