Intermission
After nearly two weeks criss-crossing the shelf and beyond off Vancouver Island, the team is now safely back to Victoria, where the ship’s crew is...
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It’s the penultimate science day aboard Falkor for this cruise, and the team is working hard to tick off the boxes next to jobs that...
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Andy Robertson
Free Explorers
Today the edits to the plan were minor, and we have started our final push. The weather is grey, with low clouds, irregular seas, and...
MoreA Chief Scientist’s Thoughts on Falkor
The bumpy sea abated through the night, and by morning, the winds were light and the sea a confused wash of old and dying waves....
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Richard Dewey
A Rougher Shade of Blue
The sea is constantly changing, and today, it was a shift toward the rough side, as the forecast for gale force winds proved accurate. Work...
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Ocean Networks Canada
Over the Ridge
The science team continues to pore over the fire hose of data they’ve collected from CTD casts and the Moving Vessel Profiler (MVP). As they’ve begun to...
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Andy Robertson
California Diversion
Based on work so far, the team is reasonably confident that deep water’s main path into the Juan de Fuca Strait and the Salish Sea...
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Ocean Networks Canada/Schmidt Ocean Institute
Coming Into Focus
Today, work along the Tully and Juan de Fuca Canyons has brought the oxygen story closer to focus and confirmed recent work by other scientists....
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Andy Robertson
In Through the Out Door
Late Tuesday, the team was able to begin its first work with the Moving Vessel Profiler (MVP). Since then, this key tool has gathered a...
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Andy Robertson
At the Source
Today’s work was a study in classic oceanography that took the team to the source of the lower-oxygen water that is the focus of the...
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Andy Roberston
Up, Down, Do it Again
This morning at 0800, Falkor arrived at the entrance to Juan de Fuca Strait on her way offshore. There was a little fog, but everyone...
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