Friday, March 21, 2003
Hello again everyone! Another beautiful day on the Antarctic Peninsula. Actually, it's been a bit snowy and cold the last couple days, but TODAY it's sunny and well, warmer. Our tasks for today are to collect some more suspension samples (sediment that's floating or "suspended" in the water for our non-geology audience) and more importantly to retrieve the sediment traps that were set out during last year's cruise. Although I haven't been in on the action yet today, I hear there's been a bit of trouble locating them. But, we've got a good crew, so I'm sure it will happen soon enough!
Sara Draucker
To contact Sara Draucker: Sara.Draucker@lmg.usap.gov
Sara Draucker takes sub core samples from the Smith-MacIntyre grab sampler on the back deck of the Gould as the mountains of the Antarctic Peninsula are lit by a spectacular sunrise.
Sunrise over the mountains of the Antarctic Peninsula.
View of the Cayley glacier, Brialmont Cove, Antarctica before a section of it calved off into the ocean.
Ice from the Cayley glacier floats towards the ship after calving off and falling into the ocean.
Researchers, wearing float coats and hard hats, wait in the door of the Baltic Room for the rosette of sampling bottles to return to the surface.
Sediment trap mooring recovery in Andvord Bay. Left to Right. Bob Gilbert, MT Joshua Spillane, MT Derik Corzine, MPC Don Michaelson. 9 a.m. March 24, 2003
