April 20 2008
April 20 2008
Lawrence Lawver and Lauren Greene from the University of Texas check one of the depth sounders.
Ian Dalziel, discusses the multibeam survey with Rhian Waller and Kathleen Gavahan.
Greg Buikema and Zim Zimmerman check the Smith-Mac grab.
Tina Van de Flierdt 'ping editing'.
Last night was pretty wild, but the atmospheric pressure is now rising.
We arrived at our first station this morning, and have been busy carrying out a multibeam survey. The multibeam is used to map the seafloor so we can choose good sites to sample with the trawls, camera, grab and CTD – all activities which will hopefully be happening in the next 24hrs. Before any of this can happen though we are testing the important pieces of equipment, such as the winches, to make sure all the science will go to plan.
The sea was pretty wild last night, and the midnight watch had fun with flying chairs (and people). Things should start calming down soon, with luck, so we can get some sampling started.
Pictures taken by Dann Blackwood.