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Story - September 2, 2011
Another grey, cold and exciting day in the Arctic. Today, SYSIF (our deep towed sonar system) have a day off and it is now the turn for our air-gun (a bubbles powerful weapon) and our 60 m streamer (a long tail with receivers) to come into action...
Story - September 2, 2011
Our cruise to the PAP site has finally come to an end and after a successful couple of days at the Porcupine Seabight the James Cook steamed back to Falmouth. Although everyone was excited by the prospect of fresh fruit, crunchy vegetables, and...
Story - August 31, 2011
Up in the Artic, at this time of the year, there are still 24 hours of light. It is such a weird sensation arriving to your cabin at 4 am (after some hours looking at seismic lines, maps of the seafloor, and images of bubble plumes) and having to...
Story - August 31, 2011
Cruise JR269A, west of Svalbard: Understanding gas escape from the ocean floorMethane hydrate is formed from methane and water at high pressures and low temperatures, both of which are found at the bottom of the deep ocean. It is very widespread...
Story - August 30, 2011
Ahoy, everyone! A couple of days ago, we finally left the Porcupine Abyssal Plain after a very successful sampling regime of megacoring, trawling, and the deployment of various other instruments over the past few weeks.Today, we will arrive in the...
