Guest Author • Mar 14, 2013 •
Date: 13/3/2013 Location: 41.52247˚S, 174.772597˚E Weather: Sunny Sea state: Calm The day started early with a 6:30am breakfast, arriving in to Wellington Harbour at 8am – a beautiful day coming in to the harbour! RV Tangaroa looks very small compared to the large cruise ships (that’s Tangaroa on the left hand side, compared with the … Read More
Guest Author • Mar 13, 2013 •
Date: 12/03/2013 Location: 43.292704°S, 173.575944°E Weather: Sunny Sea state: Calm The last couple of days we have been making our way up the east coast of the South Island back to Wellington. While it hasn’t been blue skies and calm seas, we have had a good trip home, with no delays from wild weather. As we … Read More
Guest Author • Mar 12, 2013 •
Written by Antoine Martin (PhD student from LOCEAN) Date: 11/03/2013 Location: 46.21046°S, 170.330154°E Weather: Cloudy Sea State: Calm, 1 m swell I am a first year PhD student in the LOCEAN (French oceanographic laboratory). I have been part of the RV Tangaroa Mertz Polynya Voyage 2013 science team because my research topic is oceanic circulation on … Read More
Guest Author • Mar 11, 2013 •
Date: 10/03/2013 Location: 49.181135°S, 166.812487°E Weather: Rain and up to 40 knots Sea state: 3 to 4 m swell The last few days of the voyage, and some final questions answered! Firstly, from Greytown School years 4 and 5. What clothing and special gear do you need to wear when you are on deck on the … Read More
Guest Author • Mar 08, 2013 •
Written by NIWA oceanographer and voyage leader Dr Mike Williams. Date: 7/3/2013 Location: 58.600213°S, 158.239401°E Weather: Cloudy, rain, 20-30 knots wind Sea state: 2-3 m swell Both on our transit to Antarctica, and on our way home, we have repeated lines of CTD stations know as sections. On our way south we occupied the southern part … Read More
Guest Author • Mar 07, 2013 •
Written by Adrian Bass Date: 6/3/13 Location: 60.015577°S, 154.067054°E Weather: cloudy, 20 knot winds Sea state: 1-2 swell I am a scientist, so my main aim on this expedition was to collect some good data for my research. But a close second is the opportunity to photograph what is certainly one of the most breathtaking places … Read More
Guest Author • Mar 06, 2013 •
Written by Elizabeth Shadwick (ACE CRC) Date:5/3/2013 Location: 62.803893°S, 147.03681°E Weather: Cloudy, 25-30 knots Sea state: 3-4 m swell Pink Errina fissurata attached to pebbles on the Ross Sea slope, Antarctica at 470 m depth. Other invertebrates visible in the image are a variety of sponges and the white spiky brittle star Ophiacantha pentactis. [ … Read More
Guest Author • Mar 05, 2013 •
Written by NIWA oceanographer and voyage leader Dr Mike Williams. Date: 4/03/2013 Location: 63.394131°S, 149.553421°E Weather: Cloudy, snow and rain, 25 knots of wind Sea state: 3-4 m swell CTD about to be deployed. [Jill Scott]With 10 days left of the voyage we are now heading north, starting to make our way back to Wellington. As … Read More
Guest Author • Mar 04, 2013 •
Written by Mark Fenwick (NIWA) Date: 3/3/13 Location: 64.92023°S, 150.066839°E Weather: Sunny, with a few clouds Sea state: 2 m swell coming in from the Southern Ocean Molly Patterson (VUW) adjusting the GOPRO camera unit pre-deployment. [Mark Fenwick]It is nearly the end of the trip and they finally let the token biologist loose to write … Read More
Guest Author • Mar 01, 2013 •
Date: 28/2/2013 Location: 66.170212°S, 147.947581°E Weather: Cloudy with the odd sunny spell, a light breeze and very cold Sea state: Calm and icy Sea ice image from 26th February 2013. [NASA MODIS satellite]Sunny, clear days definitely make this region look less formidable and give it a magical glow. They also provide us with good sea … Read More