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The End of the Beginning…

By Rob Dunbar · March 5, 2010 · comments 1 comment
ABOARD THE JOIDES RESOLUTION, IN TRANSIT TO HOBART, TASMANIA– The work of the ship ended as quickly as it started nearly two months ago... {Read More »}


Tour the JOIDES Resolution

By Rob Dunbar · March 2, 2010 · comments 1 comment
ABOARD THE JOIDES RESOLUTION, OFF THE COAST OF WILKES LAND, ANTARCTICA– In this video, Christina and I lead you on a brief tour of the JOIDES Resolution... {Read More »}


A Sea of Icebergs

By Rob Dunbar · February 17, 2010 · comments 5 comments
ABOARD THE JOIDES RESOLUTION, OFF THE COAST OF WILKES LAND, ANTARCTICA– We were in a sea of icebergs -- at least 100 icebergs in the vicinity, and the wind started to blow up to 70 knots and waves reached 30 feet... {Read More »}


Iceberg City

By Rob Dunbar · February 16, 2010 · comments 3 comments
ABOARD THE JOIDES RESOLUTION, OFF THE COAST OF WILKES LAND, ANTARCTICA– We drilled for 18 hours and then had to pull the drill pipe up out of the hole and reposition the ship to avoid a large iceberg that was heading straight for us... {Read More »}


The Scene Outside: Lots of birds

By Rob Dunbar · February 10, 2010 · comments 2 comments
ABOARD THE JOIDES RESOLUTION, OFF THE COAST OF WILKES LAND, ANTARCTICA– Our ship is constantly surrounded by Albatrosses, Petrels, and Skuas. Sometimes we see more than 100 birds surrounding the ship. They swoop and dive, looking for food in the water... {Read More »}


When an Icebreaker Meets Its Match

By Mattias Cape · January 9, 2010 · comments No comments yet
ABOARD THE RVIB N. B. PALMER, ON THE WEDDELL SEA-- As luck or fate would have it, the sea ice around Antarctica seems to be unusually persistent this year, reaching far beyond its usual summer extent, which makes moving forward a slow going process... {Read More »}


A Small Cork in a Big Ocean

By Mattias Cape · January 7, 2010 · comments No comments yet
ABOARD THE RVIB N. B. PALMER, ON THE SOUTHERN OCEAN-- After leaving Punta Arenas, Chile, on January 4th, 2010, and enjoying the calm waters of the Straits of Magellan and the coast of Argentina on our way to the Weddell Sea we have now reached the dreaded Drake Passage.... {Read More »}


Pack Your Many Bags, We’re Off!

By Mattias Cape · January 4, 2010 · comments No comments yet
PUNTA ARENAS, CHILE-- After leaving the day after Christmas from San Diego, CA, we've finally made it to Punta Arenas, Chile, where our ship the RVIB (Research Vessel Ice Breaker) Nathaniel B. Palmer is waiting for us... {Read More »}


Fish Story

By Jean Pennycook · January 4, 2010 · comments 1 comment
CAPE ROYDS, ROSS ISLAND, ANTARCTICA– Antarctic Toothfish has become a popular dish, known as Chilean sea bass, in many expensive restaurants around the world. Little is known about this large slow growing fish... {Read More »}


Science Aboard the Nathaniel B. Palmer

By Diane Chakos · June 1, 2009 · comments 1 comment
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA-- This video clip is from aboard the Nathaniel B. Palmer (NBP) in March/April 2009 on the Southern Ocean. It shows how we collect water with the CTD (Conductivity, Temperature, Depth) Rosette, and a few experiments... {Read More »}

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