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Fun With Phytoplankton

Today we will introduce you to the work of B016, the researchers here on the LTER cruise that study phytoplankton (microscopic plants.) This is the… {Read More »}



Zooplankton Under the Microscope

As you may have seen in one of our earlier dispatches regarding the zooplankton sampling methods (to read the dispatch click here) the zooplankton team… {Read More »}



Marine Mammals

Each year on the cruise, we are privileged to have many encounters with marine mammals -- mammals that live and feed primarily in the ocean.… {Read More »}



Penguins: Barometers of Climate Change

While it may not be initially intuitive to think so, penguins make up a major proportion of top predator species found in the Western Antarctic… {Read More »}



Shrinking Under Pressure

Monday we reached the first station of the southernmost portion of the LTER grid and started the “200” line. We began sampling offshore at station… {Read More »}



Measuring the Melting (SASSI)

Today we take a look at the Synoptic Antarctic Shelf-Slope Interactions (SASSI) moorings that are being deployed on the continental shelf of the western Antarctic… {Read More »}



Water Sampling

Monday we reached the first station of the southernmost portion of the LTER grid and started the “200” line. We began sampling offshore at station… {Read More »}



SPT TV

Last week, I had the opportunity to drive the telescope around a lot. We're not actively observing, but we are making many upgrades to the… {Read More »}



Penguins & Krill

Hello from the Frozen South! Though we are currently around 200 km off shore, a few days ago we had a beautiful day to bob… {Read More »}



Below Deck: Supporting Our Research on the L. M. Gould

Last Sunday morning, Chief Engineer Mike Brett led a tour of the engine room—the heart, the muscle, and arguably the most important part of the… {Read More »}