“I don’t understand it. I haven’t been this perplexed about the weather in the Weddell Sea area for years,” said John Sonntag, mission scientist for NASA’s Operation IceBridge mission. Sonntag is a self-described weather geek. He is also world-renowned for his insight into the weather in West Antarctica. Instrument operators, flight crew, and various IceBridge […]
The Gravity of Larsen C
The Operation IceBridge mission flew its suite of airborne instruments over Antarctica's Larsen C ice shelf and I caught a first-hand look.
Raining in the Fog of Carbon Dioxide Chemistry
Trying to clearly explain the carbonate chemistry of seawater taxes the best in our field.
Anchoring Ocean Science — Moored Measurements with Steady Humans!
While ocean moorings are often described as autonomous observing platforms, the human ingenuity required to deploy and recover them demands a steady human with a tight grip.
Welcome to Ushuaia
For the first time, Operation IceBridge flights to Antarctica are being staged from Ushuaia, Argentina.
The Dance of the Atmosphere and Ocean
PURS-2 continues a legacy of experiments focused on the dance between the atmosphere and ocean.
The Autonomous Platform Revolution
There is a robotic revolution going on in oceanography.
A Drifter Experiment Goes South
Sometimes the technology of the lab and the concept of an experiment run afoul of reality and the sea.
What Day Is It Anyway?
Life on an oceanographic research vessel is definitely different than daily life ashore.