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First Buoy Ops

Deployed a hydrophone mooring and recovered a PIRATA mooring. Tonight we will remain on station for CTD casts, and at first light deploy a new PIRATA mooring.

Halfway Across the Atlantic

Last night we crossed the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. We've entered the trades, and are steaming at about 13kts into ~15kts of wind and 2m seas. Bit choppy onboard, and the decks are now covered in salt spray. Tomorrow will be our first day of buoy ops, first deploying a subsurface hydrophone mooring, then recovering one of the Atlas moorings. The two buoys seen in the above picture will then be deployed side-by-side to allow for an intercomparison of the data collected by the old (ATLAS) and new (TFLEX) buoys.

Outbound

Departure day

Ship Tracker

You should be able to track this cruise at the NOAA ship tracker:
http://shiptracker.noaa.gov/default.aspx
Ship: Ron Brown

Currently in port, Charleston SC, waiting for a Thursday departure.

Climate Change Infographic

From visual.ly - click for full size.