Beyond the Horizon
The crow’s nest: For the longest time, the best we could do to observe the ocean at any distance from a ship was to climb...
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AirToSea: A Cruise in Numbers
A quick look at some spectacular stats that made the #AirToSea expedition a smashing success!
MoreAirToSea: Wrap-Up Video
"The complex and wide-ranging dataset collected during this cruise will allow us to better understand how our ocean will react to changing climate, and ultimately,...
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The Charismatic Microfauna of the Ocean
When phytoplankton (the single cell plants that live in the ocean) perform photosynthesis, they take up CO₂ from the atmosphere and convert it to organic...
MoreSkimming the Surface
The sea-surface microlayer (SML) is the boundary interface between the atmosphere and ocean, covering about 70% of the Earth’s surface. Gases, heat, and particles entering...
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Asking Questions, Not Answering Them
“Technology is the answer, but what was the question?” I revisit this thought often, especially when posed with how to incorporate new technology into my...
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Riding the Wave
My name is Carson Witte, and I have been on this ship since before Halloween. Wait – this cruise did not start until late November!...
MoreThe Ocean Skin
My name is Una Miller and, as a PhD student at Columbia University, I study how the ocean and atmosphere interact. On this research cruise,...
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The Physics of Radiation
Do you know the color of the ocean? Most would say ‘blue,’ and certainly from space that is generally the case. However, the ocean has...
MoreWeekly Video: Dynamic Methods
The ocean is a very dynamic environment, and our methods for making measurements needs to be equally dynamic: to react at a moment’s notice. The...
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Traces of an Underwater Volcano
Pumice: derived from the Latin word pumex meaning "foam." In French it is known as "the foam of the sea." During a volcanic eruption, molten...
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Ocean Hues
My name is Kelly Luis and I am a PhD student at the University of Massachusetts-Boston. I study ocean color from remote sensing platforms and...
MoreWeekly Video: Air-To-Sea Technology
“It is really a magnificent step forward in engineering that is helping us to do science that is very agile.” Researchers and crew are using...
MoreDepicting Motion
One of the first things you notice being on a ship - rather than land - is the motion. Your foundation is always moving, making...
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Taking the Temperature
My name is Nathan Laxague, and I am a postdoctoral research scientist working with Christopher Zappa of Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory at Columbia University. Our group...
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A Slick Operation
World firsts, trichodesmium slicks, exciting deployments, skillful recoveries and a few sharks to boot; the past week or so has flown by (quite literally). With...
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Trichodesmium
Trichodesmium is a genus of filamentous cyanobacteria, a type of algae. They are found in nutrient poor tropical ocean waters and grow at such a...
MoreBringing Data to Life in Art
My name is Adrien Segal and I am the current Artist-at-Sea aboard the R/V Falkor for the next 35 days, sailing with the scientific team...
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Secrets at the Surface
Picture Mount Everest, and, on top of that, add One World Trade Center four times over (~36,000 ft total), now imagine a credit card (~1...
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