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…
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Melting Antarctica Dispatches
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…
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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…
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High Density Grid
During each of the cruises for this long-term set of observations, we have spent most of one day conducting a detailed investigation of the marine…
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Zooplankton Group Deck Operations : Biofish, Net Tows, & Sample Recovery
Of the four components on the ship, the Zooplankton group (B028) spends the most time on deck, utilizing three instruments deployed from the ship's main…
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Follow the 16th Annual Summer Cruise of the Palmer LTER
For those of you interested in following along with us as we work through our stations, you can track our location, weather, and position status…
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Sediment Trap Recovery & Redeployment
Greetings Everyone!! Thursday (January 10th) was a very busy and exciting day on board with the recovery and redeployment of the sediment trap, a key…
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Phytoplankton from Space
PALMER STATION, ANTARCTICA-- Today I would like to show you the Palmer LTER study region in the context of the entire Antarctic continent, and one…
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Sea Birds
The Palmer LTER is organized into research components studying ranges of organisms from microbes to top predators. Today's pictures focus on the seabird component (B-013)…
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Lemaire Straits, Science, Sun, & Icebreaking!
After one station within 45 kilometers of Palmer Station, our first full day of science (January 6th) began with the crossing of the Lemaire Straits…
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