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Daily Logs


This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0230236. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.
Please select a name below to see the individual log.
Bob McCarthy | Gerhard Behrens | Andreas Münchow

Questions? Write to me at gerhard_behrens@corvallis.k12.or.us

Log August-15-2003
Report Card for CATS
Last day on the ship. Since I am a teacher, it must be time for a report card... More


Log August-14-2003
So, you wanna be a scientist?
At my school, Adams Elementary in Corvallis, OR, every student knows about Lifeskills... More


Log August-13-2003
Is there life down under? You bet
The mammals of the Arctic waters are fascinating and plentiful... More


Log August-12-2003
Pack, unpack, pack up again
The science team has plans for two more moorings, some clam hunting, and continued sea bottom mapping... More


Log August-11-2003
Not just any boat ride
Cruising the waters of the Arctic in a 420 foot Coast Guard icebreaker... More


Log August-10-2003
Our other lives
It is Sunday again; a relaxed schedule for the crew, but one as full as possible for the science team... More


Log August-9-2003
Anything out there?
My hometown newspaper, the Corvallis Gazette-Times, asked me what I found most surprising about this cruise... More


Log August-8-2003
Help wanted: Oceanographer
Yesterday, the ship was geared up for all kinds of action: take more water samples, put in another mooring... More


Log August-7-2003
The Inuit, First People of the North
Last night, Pauloosie Akeeagok gave us a lesson in a different kind of science: social science, the science of people... More


Log August-6-2003
Chance of a lifetime
Sometimes, lots of hard work can really pay off. If you read every night, you will become... More


Log August-5-2003
More moorings
Nothing fancy today, just more moorings. Remember, a mooring is a piece of ocean measuring equipment... More


Log August-4-2003
Yup, it is cold out there.
We’ve been at sea for two weeks. Every day is still an adventure no matter who you are on this ship... More


Log August-3-2003
A three ring circus
It’s Sunday, but as I wrote last week, it is a regular workday for the scientists and much of the Healy Crew... More


Log August-2-2003
Check and double-check
When students finish something in my class, one of the first things I say to them is... More


Log August-1-2003
Iceberg alley
Many people hear the word iceberg and think about the Titanic... More


Log July-31-2003
Water's fingerprint or signature
Using chemistry tools, a scientist can tell a lot about the water... More


Log July-30-2003
A day of coring
Yesterday, I wrote that Monday's big news was the helicopter operation... More


Log July-29-2003
Helicopter operations
Every day, one thing seems to grab the ship’s attention... More


Log July-28-2003
Relaxing and working
Yesterday was Sunday. In some ways you could feel it, and in other ways it was like... More


Log July-27-2003
Samples are not so simple!
We are about 73 degrees north, getting close to a very small town called Pond Inlet... More


Log July-26-2003
Water testing begins
While I'm waiting for the cups to return, my thoughts are in France, this being the penultimate day... More


Log July-25-2003
Getting ready to collect important data
During the last few days, the scientists, the lab technicians, the mechanical specialists, and the Coast Guard... More


Log July-24-2003
Labrador Sea
Why are we doing science way up near the North Pole? That is a question lots of... More


Log July-23-2003
Water, water everywhere
We are still steaming north towards Baffin Bay and the Nares Straight... More


Log July-22-2003
Steaming north
This is our second day of "steaming" north... More


Log July-21-2003
First day at sea
On a more serious side, today we were instructed on the procedures to follow for real emergencies: general emergency, collisions... More


Log July-20-2003
Leaving St. John's, Newfoundland
The scientists got themselves ready, too, but not always in the way you might guess... More


Log July-18-2003
Arriving from Portland, Oregon
What a long day for us West-coasters. We left our Portland, OR, hotel at 5:00 am, and arrived at the Healy, in St. John's, Newfoundland at midnight... More


Log July-16-2003
Nerveous anticipation
I'm not on the Healy in the middle of Baffin Bay, nor am I on the ship in the St. John's harbor. I am ... More