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Out here in the Tasman Sea, chasing the internal tide involves a lot of detective work, piecing together clues from water velocity, temperature, and density to determine where exactly the tide beam is heading.
This morning I was handed a small vial of water from the deepest reaches of the Tasman Sea (4800 meters deep, to be exact). So what, you ask?
As you may have noticed, there is a lot of high-tech experimental equipment and instruments on an oceanographic research cruise.
Last week, the great dark turquoise waves rolling past the ship in the dark looked impressive, at 15 feet tall or more, but they are nothing compared to their giant cousins below.
The continental shelf of Tasmania is pretty steep.
For new comers to science, it is important that they begin their journey in some particular way.
Having collected another set of data from our familiar C2 site, we are now steaming to a location a bit south of the A1 mooring.
The Tasman Sea is not happy. For the past couple of days, waves have been crashing over the bow, and sustained winds have routinely been blowing above 35 kts.
The moment that all field scientists crave has arrived – preliminary data!
Whilst Falkor is rushing about chasing internal waves for next few weeks, this platform is also being modestly utilized to hunt down any microplastics that may cross its path.
