Hammertime: THOR’s Cores
text by Linda Welzenbach and Becky Minzoni; images by Linda Welzenbach “Where’s the mud, people?” asks marine technician Joee Patterson from the doorway of the E-lab the morning of 6 […]
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Entries by Meagan McKellar
Dr. Richard Gordon, Lin Zheng, Daniel Woodworth under EoS Research Spotlight
A Research Spotlight highlighting their paper, “Pacific Plate Apparent Polar Wander, Hot Spot Fixity, and True Polar Wander During the Formation of the Hawaiian Island and Seamount Chain From an […]
THWAITES Glacier: There and gone
On the afternoon of the 21st, The Palmer began its 13-knot transit from Rothera to Thwaites Glacier. All our fingers were crossed that the ice would not prevent the Palmer […]
Life on the Research Icebreaker Nathaniel B. Palmer
By Peter Sheehan and Linda Welzenbach The Nathaniel B Palmer is, without a doubt, one of most amazing places I can say I call home. It is taking us […]
THWAITEing….At Rothera Station
text and images by Linda Welzenbach On the 15th of February, the Palmer had to make an emergency transit to the closest base for a medical evacuation. Although EMT […]
Island Days (Part II) – TARSAN Partners with the Natives: Seals!
text and images by Linda Welzenbach Science advances in many ways, with enhancements in methods and instruments that improve the quality of the data we collect and enable the exploration […]
Island Days (Part 1)- Geologic and Historical Constraints (GHC) on Glacial Advance and Retreat
text and images by Victoria Fitzgerald As I face the glossy orange wall of the Louisiana born ship, the Nathaniel B. Palmer, I prepare to step off the deck […]
The “Iceberg” Correction
text and images by Linda Welzenbach Since leaving the Chilean coastline, the THOR team has been exploring the sea floor… with sound. Similar to the way that sea mammals […]
The J-Team
text and images by Linda Welzenbach All field-based science conducted on board and beyond the Nathaniel B. Palmer would not be possible without the support of the Marine technicians. They are in […]
NBP’s Current Path Approaches the Second of Two Low Pressure Systems
text and images by Linda Welzenbach Waves approaching 15 feet are regularly inundating both the lower and the main deck (where our berth is located). Viewing the maelstrom from the large windows of […]
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